Dubai Duty Free CEO praises Tsitsipas after AO win over Roger Federer
The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship is looking forward to welcome the world no. 12 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the tournament that starts on Monday, February 25. Tsitsipas reached his maiden Grand Slam semi-final at the Australian Open following an amazing run. "His victory over Roger Federer in Melbourne transformed the 20 year-old from one of the most promising young players on tour to one who most definitely has arrived. There is nothing more exciting than watching a new star come to the fore, and we greatly look forward to seeing if he can repeat his Australian Open success in Dubai," said Colm McLoughlin, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free.
Tsitsipas will have a busy schedule in the upcoming months heading into mid-June having played already 16 tournaments, basically every week of the ATP calendar, which may be too much.
Meanwhile, in the WTA event, 27 of the top 30 ranked players have committed to the tournament, which definitely pleases the Tournament Director Salah Tahlak. "With almost every player from the WTA top 30 competing for the title competition has never been tougher, and whoever emerges as the winner at the end of the week will have done a magnificent job. It is also impossible to predict who will claim the men's title, with so many players having performed so well in Australia. The only certainty is that we will see two weeks of outstanding tennis from many of the best players in the world."
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from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2SmaJYW
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