Novak Djokovic won his first title of this year in Dubai tennis

At last the Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic won the Dubai Tennis Championships. He took an exciting victory after defeating the opponent player David Ferrer by 7-5, 6-3. It was his first tournament victory of this year. This 21-year-old player is now taking third position in the world rank. He took 1 hour 37 minutes to claim the victory. Huge number of viewers witnessed this game and enjoy live at the Aviation Club.
Despite being announced lucrative prize money, this tournament failed to attract many fans. Lack of many super stars was the big reason behind it. Two top ranked players Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were absent due to injury. Another contestant Andy Murray, who was the most possible player to win the title, had withdrawn before the making quarterfinals because of virus attack. Andy Roddick withdrew his name after Israeli player Shahar Peer being rejected by UAE to enter the city.
However, Novak Djokovic worked hard and showed his talent. So, he got this title as the gift.
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Andy Murray Starts With A Victory at Dubai Tennis Championships

Andy Murray has started the Dubai Tennis Championships with a victory. His victory came against Sergiy Stakhovsky on Monday. During the match, both players were bothered by ankle injury. Then, they continued their struggle to snatch the win and gave a closely fought game to the fans. At last, the fourth-ranked Andy Murray took a 30-0 lead in the ninth game and win the first game of this tournament.
Dubai Tennis Championships has lost its attraction as many top players are missing due to many reasons. Andy Roddick omitted his name to show his protest the UAE decision not to allow Israeli player Shahar Peer to visit to compete in last week’s women's event. Two top payers Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are now out of the competition due to injury and some other players reluctant to play in this championship.
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