Second seed Novak Djokovic will try to defend his title and 7th seed Mikhail Youzhny will try to become the first Russian to win the $2 million Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship in today’s final. Djokovic had all he could handle against tireless Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, while Youzhny continues as the event’s hottest player against Austrian [...]

Dubai is known as a place the world comes together for excitement. In Friday’s semifinal matches, the Barclay’s Dubai Tennis Championship will feature the tournament favorite and three relative upstarts. Perhaps we need Roger Federer to keep order in the pro tennis house after all. Austrian Jurgen Melzer began the quarterfinals with a stunning upset [...]

What a mess! The fans at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship are witnessing the unpredictable nature of men’s tennis. On Wednesday, a trio of stunning upsets continued to highlight the need for top players to stay in top form. When the game’s elite fail to get in playing shape and stay there, they are very [...]

Last year’s champion and this year’s top seed Novak Djokovic fought off first round opponent Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 6-4 in the opening match of the $1.6 million 2010 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship on Monday. The Spaniard offered stern resistance before succumbing to the hard-serving Serb and world number 2. Trailing 0-5 in the second set [...]