WTA World No.2 Ons Jabeur and 21-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic will both compete at next month’s 31st Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, tournament organisers have confirmed.
Tunisian star Jabeur became the first Arab to reach a Grand Slam final last year when she progressed to the finals at Wimbledon, before following it up two months later by reaching the US Open final at Flushing Meadows. Returning to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium for an eighth consecutive year, Jabeur was last year stopped in the last eight by two-time champion Simona Halep.
Djokovic returns to Dubai following a stellar 2022 in which he won his 21st Grand Slam title with victory at Wimbledon, broke his own record for number of weeks as No.1 on the ATP Tour – 373 weeks atop the rankings – and won a 38th ATP 1000 Masters title. He also became the first player to amass 30 or more singles victories at every ATP Masters 1000 tournament.
ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship 2022 Novak Djokovic (SRB) in action against Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, 21th February 2022, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship 2022, Ons Jabeur (TUN) in action against Simona Halep (ROU), 17th February 2022, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.