DUBAI: Some of the best young tennis players from affiliated tennis academies across the UAE took part in the ATP Tennis Emirates Coaching Clinic this morning at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Over 60 children, ranging in age from under 8 to under 16, were joined by Academy coaches and ATP players, Nikoloz Basilashvili and Marton Fucsovics. The players had a practice session …

DUBAI: Top seed Kei Nishikori celebrated his debut at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday by defeating Benoit Paire 6-4 6-3 to reach the second round. The world No. 6 earned the only break of the first set to lead 2-1 but then had to fight off seven break points before holding serve in the next game. In the second set Paire …

DUBAI: Roger Federer began his quest for his eighth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Champions title by beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 3-6 6-1 on Monday. Victory this week would also bring him his 100th career title, taking him tantalisingly close to the record 109 titles held by Jimmy Connors. Playing his first match since losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round of the Australian Open, Federer …

DUBAI: Roger Federer will be bidding to set yet another milestone in his incredible career when he competes this week at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The seven-time winner will reach 100 career singles titles if he can walk away with the title. It has been an event waiting to happen since he won Basel towards the end of last …

By Muhammad Rafiq DUBAI: Dubai Racing Club is pleased to announce the four finalists for the People’s Choice Award, a fan-voted accolade recognising the most compelling 2018 moment in horseracing. The award will be given at the HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Horseracing Excellence Awards ceremony on the evening of March 28, 2019, two days prior to the …

DUBAI: Belinda Bencic fought her way to an upset 6-3 1-6 6-2 victory over Petra Kvitova on Saturday to win the 2019 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title. She is only the third unseeded player to win the title, following Venus Williams in 2014 and Sara Errani in 2016. She beat an incredible four top 10 opponents during a fantastic week, saving six match points …

By Muhammad Rafiq DUBAI: Roger Federer faces a difficult challenge as he seeks an incredible eighth title at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships this week. Seeded two in a field that includes nine of the world’s top 20, he plays another Tour veteran, Philipp Kohlschreiber, in the first round. And if he survives that hurdle he could find himself up against Fernando …

DUBAI: Former winner Petra Kvitova will face Belinda Bencic in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday after both claimed thrilling three-set victories. Kvitova defeated Hsieh Su-Wei 3-6 6-2 6-4 and Bencic edged past defending champion Elina Svitolina 6-2 3-6 7-6 (3). Both matches stretched to more than two hours and had the crowd on the edge of their seats as fortunes swung one …

DUBAI: Six races filled with Thoroughbred stars from eight different nations allowed for a global affair on Thursday night at Meydan Racecourse, but it was locally based trainer Charlie Appleby and owner Godolphin who stole the show, with the latter landing four races and Appleby taking home a Group treble. Al Tayer Motors sponsored the evening, the eighth Dubai World …

DUBAI: Thursday’s eighth meeting of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival is another truly global affair, filled with quality horseflesh representing France, Sweden, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, USA, UK and UAE. Three Group affairs highlight the $1,105,000 card—the Zabeel Mile (G2), UAE Oaks (G3) and Dubai Millennium (G3)—supported by a triad of handicaps that could easily serve as preps for Dubai …