Men’s Update Dubai

Written by: Staff on 28th February 2012

Men's Update Dubai |

Singles – First Round: (1) N Djokovic def. C Stebe 6-4 6-2

We haven’t really seen Novak Djokovic much this year — this is his first match since the Australian Open — but there is no sign that he’s suffering from rust.

Singles – First Round: (6) M Fish def. A Beck 6-1 6-1

Mardy Fish looked very bad last week, but evidently he was right when he said he hadn’t been well; clearly he was saving up his best game for this week! He hasn’t clinched the #8 ranking yet, but his chances look good.

Singles – First Round: L Rosol def. A Mannarino 6-2 6-2

Lukas Rosol just took a big rankings dive. This won’t let him regain all that ground, but he has been playing pretty well lately. So he may well be able to regain most of that ground in the next few weeks.

Singles – First Round: A Golubev (Q) def. (WC) M Djokovic 6-3 6-2

Marko Djokovic has said that the Djokovic name is a mixed blessing. It puts pressure on him. On the other hand, the only way he can get into events like this is because of the name….

Singles – First Round: (Q) L Lacko def. (WC) S Bubka 2-6 6-2 7-6(16-14)

Lukas Lacko faced half a dozen match points in this match — but this is why he’s winning this year. He has finally learned to deal with pressure situations.

Doubles – First Round: (3) Fyrstenberg/Matkowski def. Baghdatis/Youzhny 6-2 7-5

Doubles – First Round: Kohlmann/Stakhovsky def. Cerretani/Ljubicic 7-5 6-4

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