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SPORT & LEISURE - TENNIS
 Woods has the drive for Abu Dhabi
Posted on 26/01/2012
Tiger Woods is all set to make his Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship debut on Thursday in what he believes is his cleanest bill of physical and mental health in well over a decade.
Having won his first tournament in 107 weeks in December last year, having seemingly recovered from a spate of injuries and the prolonged fallout from the 2009 troubles in his personal life, Woods — a winner of 14 majors — is now upbeat before the start of his 2012 season, the supposed year of his much anticipated
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 Djokovic and Monfils clash on Thursday
Posted on 29/12/2011
Tennis fans in the UAE are all set for a perfect three-day feast to ring out the old year. Newly-crowned world number one Novak Djokovic and former junior world number one Gael Monfils meet in one of the two opening-day matches in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship this evening.
Prior to the debut of Djokovic and Monfils at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex in Zayed Sports City, Spain's world number five David Ferrer takes on world number six Wilfried Tsonga in what is expected
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 Zayed University student designs tennis trophy
Posted on 25/12/2011
The winner of the Mubadala Tennis World Championship on Saturday will hold up a glass trophy designed by Alya Al Za'abi, a student from Zayed University (ZU).
Alya recently won the trophy design competition at ZU, hosted by glass art installation designer and manufacturer, Lasvit. Her art creation, inspired by the traditional Emirati ‘thorn bracelet', will be beamed into over 120 million homes worldwide, showcasing Emirati talent globally.
"This trophy is going to be held up by a
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![]() World Number 1 arrives in Abu Dhabi for Mubadala World Tennis Championships
Posted on 18/12/2011
Following an electrifying season, World Number 1 Djokovic has arrived in Abu Dhabi, as he prepares for his debut at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship from 29th to 31st December, where he is set to take on Gael Monfils on an incredible Day One for the tournament.
Following a season that was dubbed as his make or break year, Djokovic has proved his worth with an unbelievable 41-match winning streak, immerging from his ranking as number 3 behind Nadal and Federer, to realise his lifelong
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 MUBADALA tennis in schools program builds UAE future talent
Posted on 10/10/2011
The Mubadala World Tennis Championship is offering hundreds of school children across the UAE the chance to take the first steps on what could be their journey to tennis stardom in the 2nd year of the Mubadala Tennis in Schools program.
Targeting children from the ages of seven to eleven, who may have never picked up a tennis racket, this grassroots initiative is an instrumental part of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship's commitment to encourage children to get more involved in tennis
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![]() Roger Federer to hold clinic for tennis enthusiasts in Abu Dhabi
Posted on 21/12/2010
Mubadala yesterday launched a prize draw for ten places at an exclusive tennis clinic with Roger Federer, the current World Number Two and 16-times Grand Slam winner. The tennis clinic will be held on 30th December, between 10:00-11:00 am at the International Tennis Complex, Zayed Sports City. The winners will also receive four tickets to the tournament's opening day.
To enter the competition the hopefuls have to answer a question: Where is the Mubadala World Tennis Championship taking
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 Venus Williams defends Dubai title in style
Posted on 21/02/2010
American Venus Williams became only the second player to successfully defend her title when she tamed Belarussian Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-5 for the women's crown at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships late last night.
Watched by a packed house, Venus took her time to adjust and then came up with a vintage performance to become only the second player after Justine Henin, who had won here in 2003 and 2004 and then again in 2006 and 2007.
The winners received their trophies from Princess
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 US Open Champion set for debut in Dubai
Posted on 11/02/2010
One of the brightest young stars in the tennis world will make his debut at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships later this month.
Juan Martin Del Potro stunned everyone last September when he battled his way through the draw at the US Open and then claimed an upset victory over world number one Roger Federer to lift the trophy at Flushing Meadows. Now the 21-year old Argentine is set to electrify his many fans on centre court at the Dubai Tennis Stadium as he bids to add another title to
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 Rafael Nadal claims Capitala World Tennis Championship title
Posted on 03/01/2010
The Spanish flag was up and flying again on Saturday barely a fortnight after Barcelona created history in the capital. This time it flew for Rafael Nadal, the world's number two tennis player, who won the second edition of the Capitala World Tennis Championship on Saturday.
The Spanish ace beat Robin Soderling of Sweden 7-6 (3), 7-5 to carry away the prize of US$250,000 at the end of a two-hour battle.
A fortnight ago, it was Barcelona who won the Fifa Club World Cup in front of over
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 Davydenko to face Ferrer in capital
Posted on 31/12/2009
The spotlight will once again be on Abu Dhabi which will be signing off 2009 the way it started it — with a world class sporting event.
Spain's Davis Cup hero David Ferrer will take on Russian ace Nikolay Davydenko in today's opening match of the US$250,000 (Dh917,500) winner-takes-all Capitala World Tennis Championship, bringing the curtain down on a milestone year for Abu Dhabi.
The highlights of 2009 were the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix followed by the Fifa Club World Cup but the
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 Capitala World Tennis Championship to kick off Thursday
Posted on 29/12/2009
With only days to go until the second Capitala World Tennis Championship returns to Abu Dhabi, the finishing touches have been made to the world-class stadium where all the action will take place. The recently repaved court at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex is ready to host six of the world's top players in Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Nikolay Davydenko, Robin Soderling, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Stanislas Wawrinka for three days of spectacular tennis.
The court is paved with
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 Venus beats Razzano to win Dubai title
Posted on 22/02/2009
She said she had a bad week but got lucky in the end. Venus Williams of the US of A outclassed Virginie Razzano in straight sets to emerge champion in the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships here on Saturday.
This is Williams 40th singles career titles and seventh victory in her last eight final appearances. The Wimbledon champion, though was not in the peak of form on a cool Saturday evening. But her performance was adequate enough to defeat her determined, courageous French opponent 6-4 6-2
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 All-star cast set to sparkle at WTA and ATP tournaments next month
Posted on 11/01/2009
A10 out of the top 10 women's players in the world will grace the court at the Dubai Tennis Stadium when the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships gets underway on February 15th, organisers said yesterday.
They said at least six of the top 10 men's players will be in action for the ATP tournament at the same venue the following week.
This extraordinary line-up will include both men's and women's defending champions, Andy Roddick and Elena Demetieva, as well as crowd favourites Roger Federer,
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 Murray triumphs in Capitala thriller
Posted on 04/01/2009
Andy Murray, the young Scotsman, claimed a thrilling victory over the world No 1 Rafael Nadal in the final of the Capitala World Tennis Championship last night. Murray won a hard-fought match lasting two hours and 45 minutes at the Zayed Sports City Stadium.
The match brought to a close three days of top-quality tennis, played in front of a 5,000-strong capacity crowd, which left a worldwide television audience in no doubt that the UAE capital is now on the tennis map.
An exhausted Murray,
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 Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi
Posted on 13/12/2008
The first service of the world's eight seeded player Andy Roddick or his opponent the fifth seeded Nikolay Davydenko will inaugurate the first international tennis championship in Abu Dhabi on the first day of the new year.
Preparations are in full swing to set up the Capitala World Tennis Championship in the capital of UAE, a three-day event at the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, from 1-3 January 2009.
Peter Wilding, deputy CEO at Capitala said that the tournament plays host to six of the
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