Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

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BENJAMIN HASSAN SERVES UP SMILES AT INCLUSIVE J.P. MORGAN CHILDREN OF DETERMINATION CLINIC

News Desk 26/02/2026

Dedication, determination, and dastardly serves were on display Wednesday morning as more than 90 students and teachers took part in an inclusive J.P. Morgan Children of Determination tennis clinic alongside Lebanese 2024 Olympic tennis star Benjamin Hassan as part of ATP 500 Week at the Dubai

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UGO HUMBERT HUMBLES STEFANOS TSITSIPAS AS DUBAI’S DEFENDING CHAMPION CRASHES OUT IN FIRST ROUND

News Desk 25/02/2026

Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday night, falling in the first round to 2024 title-winner Ugo Humbert under the bright lights of Centre Court. The 4-6, 5-7 defeat at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium means the 27-year-old Greek will drop outside the World’s top 40 […]

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TOP SEEDS BLOSSOM UNDER AFTERNOON SUN AS BUBLIK AND MEDVEDEV PROGRESS TO ROUND TWO IN DUBAI

News Desk 25/02/2026

Under the afternoon sun, the seeds blossomed. Day Two of ATP 500 week at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships started with Daniil Medvedev showing clinical efficiency to dispatch China’s Juncheng Shang in little more than an hour. The Russian, seeded third this week and champion here in 2023, moved through the match with confidence […]

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TOP SEED AUGER-ALIASSIME PUTS FRUSTRATIONS ASIDE TO PROGRESS, WHILE DRAPER MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN

News Desk 24/02/2026

No1 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime returned to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with unfinished business, aiming to improve on last season’s runner-up showing. The Canadian, ranked No8 in the world, needed six match-points to finally secure victory over China’s Zhizhen Zhang, but he finally got the win he was looking for to safely progress to […]

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FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME AND JACK DRAPER SURPRISE KIDS AT DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS CLINIC

News Desk 23/02/2026

Ahead of the start of the ATP 500 men’s tournament at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, former World No6 Felix Auger-Aliassime and British No1 Jack Draper surprised young tennis players during a dedicated clinic held at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, creating an inspiring on-court experience for aspiring juniors. The two players joined […]

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FORMER CHAMPIONS COLLIDE AS ATP500 SHOWDOWNS CONFIRMED AT DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

News Desk 22/02/2026

Tennis fans across Dubai are poised for a feast of world-class quality, drama and intrigue in coming days after the Official Draw for next week’s ATP500 tournament at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships confirmed a slew of eye-catching first round matches. With five former champions and three beaten finalists among the 32-man field, Canadian […]

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PEGULA BAGS EARLY BIRTHDAY PRESENT WITH FIRST DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS CROWN

News Desk 22/02/2026

World No5 Jessica Pegula gifted herself an early birthday present on Saturday night, comfortably beating Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships’ WTA 1000 and become the first American in more than a decade to lift the tournament’s famous silver coffee pot. Pegula, who turns 32 on Tuesday, dominated the final […]

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WORLD NO5 JESSICA PEGULA TO FACE TWO-TIME CHAMPION ELINA SVITOLINA IN SATURDAY’S SHOWPIECE FINAL IN DUBAI

News Desk 22/02/2026

World No5 Jessica Pegula fought back from a set and break down in her semi-final tie with Amanda Anisimova to overcome the No2 seed 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 and reach the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the first time. The American will now meet Elina Svitolina on Saturday after the Ukrainian battled […]

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FILIPINA FAIRYTALE CONTINUES AS ALEX EALA WINS IN DUBAI TO SET UP LAST-EIGHT DATE WITH WORLD NO4 COCO GAUFF

News Desk 19/02/2026

The Filipina fairytale continues. From Quezon City to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, 20-year-old Alexandra Eala defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-5, 6-4 under the lights of Centre Court on Wednesday to book a last-eight date with World No4 Coco Gauff. “I take it all in with a spoonful of gratitude,” Eala said, […]

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DEFENDING CHAMPION ANDREEVA AMONG TOP SEEDS TURNING UP THE HEAT AT DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

News Desk 19/02/2026

Defending champion Mirra Andreeva was among a raft of top seeds that moved menacingly into striking position at this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, with a star-studded Quarterfinal line-up setting up a thrilling denouement to the WTA1000 event. With nine seeded players swelling the competition in today’s Round of 16, and only two matches […]

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Gargash Enterprises Supports the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships under the Mercedes-Benz Global WTA partnership

News Desk 18/02/2026

Mercedes-Benz, as Premier Partner and Exclusive Automobile Partner of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026 under its long-term Premier Partnership with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), will be supported locally by Gargash Enterprises, the authorised general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates. As part of this global

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EALA ‘ON FIRE’ AS FILIPINA SENSATION BEATS WORLD NO8 JASMINE PAOLINI TO PROGRESS TO LAST 16 IN DUBAI

News Desk 18/02/2026

Roared on by a rapturous Kabayan-majority crowd, Filipino sensation Alexandra Eala overpowered World No8 Jasmine Paolini 6-1, 7-6(5) at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday night to secure her first career win against a top-10 player and set up a last-16 clash with Romanian veteran Sorana Cirstea. With John Lennon’s Imagine playing quietly […]

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TOP SEEDS BREEZE INTO LAST 16 DESPITE WINDY AFTERNOON AT DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

News Desk 18/02/2026

Amid glorious winter conditions at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, WTA1000 week heated up on Tuesday as a raft of seeds booking early passage to the Round of 16 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. With nine matches played in daylight hours on day three, the USA’s Coco Gauff, the World No4 and third […]

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SEEDS ADVANCE AS BIG-NAME UPSETS ENSURE NON-STOP WTA1000 DRAMA AT DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

News Desk 17/02/2026

Two former finalists and a swathe of seeded contenders advanced into the Round of 32 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships today, but a flurry of Grand Slam winners and big-name favourites were sent packing by some of the WTA’s rising young stars. With Amanda Anisimova, the World No6 and this week’s second […]

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