Week 9 - ATP 500 - Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai, UAE (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 9 - ATP 500 - Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai, UAE (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: Rohan Bopanna & Ivan Dodig (IND/CRO) CR 78 (47+31) vs Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool CR 38 (21+17)

L16: Jamie Murray & John Peers (AUS) CR 56 (22+34) vs (WC) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Vijay Prashanth (IND/IND) CR 212 (99+113)

L16: Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski CR 58 (42+16) vs Matthew Ebden & Joran Vliegen (AUS/BEL) CR 57 (20+37)
L16: Nikola Mektic & Michael Venus (CRO/AUS) CR 27 (12+15) vs (2) Harri Heliövaara (FIN) & Henry Patten CR 7 (4+3)

9vicman · Satellite level

That's a surprise wild card for Dan Evans.

adz1983 · Intermediate Club Player

9vicman wrote:
That's a surprise wild card for Dan Evans.

Posted in entry thread, I saw him practising with Medvedev today in Dubai. Wondered what he was doing there!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
That's a surprise wild card for Dan Evans.

He lives out there now, doesn't he?

9vicman · Satellite level

Them that's nice by the organisers. Suspect he won't be playing there next year.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I have zero expectations of a win for Dan, sure he will lose - but he actually has a 5-0 head to head over Khachanov, including a 5 set win in the US Open just 5 or 6 months ago. You never know - but its clutching at straws!

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

9vicman wrote:
Them that's nice by the organisers. Suspect he won't be playing there next year.

Why? I feel I've missed a bit of news.

indiana · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
9vicman wrote:
Them that's nice by the organisers. Suspect he won't be playing there next year.
Why? I feel I've missed a bit of news.

Yep, breaking news, Dan's tennis hasn't been very good of late.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
9vicman wrote:
Them that's nice by the organisers. Suspect he won't be playing there next year.
Why? I feel I've missed a bit of news.
Yep, breaking news, Dan's tennis hasn't been very good of late.

But he might still be living there biggrin

Brendan F · Intermediate Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
indiana wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
9vicman wrote:
Them that's nice by the organisers. Suspect he won't be playing there next year.
Why? I feel I've missed a bit of news.
Yep, breaking news, Dan's tennis hasn't been very good of late.
But he might still be living there

It's not as if UAE has anyone better to give wildcards to

9vicman · Satellite level

So this event isn't owned by an agency?

9vicman · Satellite level

Helen40 wrote:
9vicman wrote:
Them that's nice by the organisers. Suspect he won't be playing there next year.
Why? I feel I've missed a bit of news.

Not at all. Pure speculation on my part. Can't see Dan wanting to be a full time Challenger player.

Var · Satellite level

Jack our of Dubai - fitness. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c93n8pw778zo

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

That seems sensible, tbh