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Rublev and Draper, finalists in Doha, can cross in Dubai

Medvedev will debut against Struff

February 22, 2025

The rivalry Lexus ATP Head2head between Andrey Rublev and Jack Draper could live an intense week in the Middle East.

Quoted this Saturday in the final of Qatar Exxonmobil Open in Doha, both were framed in the same sector of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships next week. The third head of the Rublev series and the seventh favorite Draper, which would cross in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 of the United Arab Emirates, will open their way in the tournament against a rival from the previous phase.

Alex de Miñaur and Arthur Fils are the other series heads in the lower part of the painting in Dubai. The second sowing of Miñaur, who is looking for his first victory in Dubai in his third participation, will begin the tournament against Marin Cilic. On the other hand, the seventh series of series Fils will measure Nuno Borges.

The first standard head in Dubai is Daniil Medvedev. No. 6 of the PIF ATP Rankings, champion of the tournament in 2023, will begin its participation against Jan-Lennard Struff. The great Giovanni Mpetshi-Perricard team, which will debut before Zhang Zhizhen, is a potential rival in the second round for Medvedev. For his part, the current champion Ugo Humbert could cross with Medvedev in the quarterfinals.

One of the most anticipated clashes in the first round will be the one played by Matteo Berrettini and Gael Monfils, two former Top 10 figures. The Italian has won the three duels prior to French, although they have not faced since the Australia Open 2022.

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Grigor Dimitrov will try to recover after paths in the first round of Doha, starting in a sector of the intense painting with Berrettini and Monfils. The Greek, fourth head of series, will face a demanding debut against Lorenzo Sonego. Meanwhile, Dimitrov would cross with Berrettini or Monfils if he manages to overcome the first round against a rival from the previous phase.