Federer to play in Dubai while Andy Murray accepts a wildcard in Montpellier

Roger Federer and Andy Murray are both trying to get back to their past glory after struggling with their bodies. The Swiss sensation has been sidelined for more than 1 year with an issue to his knee that cost him 2 operations. Andy has been battling for a long time with a problem with his hip, but it seems as he recovered from the issue and he just needs more match time.

Roger Federer in Doha and Dubai

Ranked no.5, Roger played his last match on the 30^th of January 2020 when he was defeated by Novak Djokovic 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).

Roger will kick start his 2021 in Doha (8th of March) and he has now announced that he will compete in Dubai (15th of March).

Federer has won the title in Dubai 8 times. The last one was in 2019

Andy Murray in 2021

Now the world no.125, Andy played his last match on the 14^th of February when he lost to Illya Marchenko 6-2 6-4 in the final of the Biella 1 Challenger (draw).

This season the Brit achieved a 4-1 record. Andy Murray’s latest run in the Biella 1 Challenger was the best achievement of his season.

Andy was extremely unlucky this year. In fact, he tested positive to Coronavirus right before heading to Melbourne to skip the entire Australian summer.

Andy accepted a wildcard in Montpellier, a tournament that will be played from the 22nd of February. The entry list in Montpellier is already glorious with the likes of Jannik Sinner, Nick Kyrgios, and David Goffin.

Roger Federer and Andy Murray played each other 25 times. The head to head is 14-11 for Federer. Previously, the last time when they squared off, Roger Federer won 6-4 7-6(6) in the semifinal in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) in August 2015.