We have fantastic news in Dubai after the organization of the local ATP500 announces that Novak Djokovic will be back to competitions after his Australian ordeal. Novak was famously not able to play in the first slam of the year after he was deported.
Fortunately, the world no.1 will play again in Dubai, where he won the title 5 times. Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger Aliassime and Jannik Sinner will be among the top seeds. The defending champion is Aslan Karatsev, who won the title last year after defeating Lloyd Harris 6-3 6-2 in the final (see the main draw). The tournament will be played from the 21st of February.
Main draw Entry list
This is the latest entry list.
| Seed | Player | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 1 |
| 2 | Andrey Rublev | 6 |
| 3 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 9 |
| 4 | Jannik Sinner | 10 |
| 5 | Hubert Hurkacz | 11 |
| 6 | Denis Shapovalov | 14 |
| 7 | Aslan Karatsev | 15 |
| 8 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 18 |
| Gael Monfils | 20 | |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili | 23 | |
| Daniel Evans | 24 | |
| Marin Cilic | 27 | |
| Karen Khachanov | 30 | |
| Lloyd Harris | 33 | |
| Marton Fucsovics | 35 | |
| Filip Krajinovic | 36 | |
| Alexander Bublik | 37 | |
| Alex de Minaur | 42 | |
| David Goffin | 45 | |
| Ilya Ivashka | 47 | |
| Arthur Rinderknech | 48 | |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 50 | |
| Borna Coric | 84 |
Novak Djokovic in 2022
At the moment ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 3rd of December 2021 when he beat world no.27 Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Currently, during this year the Serbian owns a composed 0-0 record.
Andrey Rublev in 2022
At the moment ranked no.6, Andrey played his last match on the 22nd of January when he lost to world no.27 Marin Cilic 7-5 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3 in the 3rd round in Australian Open (draw).
This season the Russian achieved an overall 2-1 match record.
Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev clashed against each other just on 1 occasion. Their record is 1-0 for Djokovic. When they played, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-2
in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2021.Here the video highlights.
Felix Auger Aliassime in 2022
At the moment ranked no.9 (career-high), Felix played his last match on the 26th of January when he lost to world no.2 Daniil Medvedev 6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 6-4 in the quarter in Australian Open (draw).
This season Felix has a 7-3 win-loss record.
Jannik Sinner in 2022
Currently the world no.10, Sinner played his last match on the 26th of January when he was defeated by world no.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Australian Open (draw).
During this season Jannik has a 7-1 win-loss record.
Felix Auger Aliassime and Jannik Sinner have never played each other up to now in top tournaments.
Novak Djokovic |
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