The Serbian will play the tournament at the start on 21 February. Sinner is also among the members
The first Grand Slam of the season started without its ruler but it won’t be long before Novak Djokovic is back in action. Having put aside documents, visas, declarations and having left behind the bad memories of the last few weeks, the number 1 in the world, having returned to Serbia surrounded by the warmth of his people, is preparing to restart and as a destination for his return to competitions he has chosen the ATP 500 Dubai. The tournament, scheduled from 21 to 26 February, has given the Serbian many satisfactions during his career with 5 titles won between 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2020. The event will see the presence of other top players such as: Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Hubert Hurkacz and Denis Shapovalov. Among the most anticipated names also stands out that of our Jannik Sinner, who in the emirate will cover the role of fourth seed.
Fight for the throne
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The throne of the n.1 in the world is shaking and will have to pay close attention to the developments of the next few days with Daniil Medvedev still competing at the Australian Open and ready to attack the first place in the world ranking. Currently there are 1,280 points that separate the Russian from the top and in the event of a victory in Melbourne, Djokovic would lose the number one, thus breaking his record of consecutive weeks spent at the top of the standings (he has been continuously No. 1 since 3 February 2020). In that case, the only way Djokovic would have to regain his lost throne would be to win the 500 points of the Dubai tournament. Better to play in advance.
January 25, 2022 (change January 25, 2022 | 20:52)
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