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Dubai tournament suffers a total upheaval: the lower part of the draw, without seeded players

Carlos Navarro - 25 Feb 2025
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Alex de Minaur, among the favorites who have fallen early.

Total disaster. That's the only way to define the performance of the top seeds on the bottom half of the draw at ATP Dubai 2025: just 30 hours into the event and not a single favorite remains standing, with defeats and even a withdrawal in their debuts. Alex de Miñaur fell victim to Marin Cilic's inspired tennis, Andrey Rublev stumbled after feeling the strain in Doha, Arthur Fils suffered a crushing defeat against Nuno Borges, and Jack Draper decided to withdraw from the tournament before his debut. Hence, an opportunity for a bunch of players, including a Felix Auger-Aliassime in good form and our Roberto Bautista.

This is how the bottom half of the draw looks at ATP Dubai 2025:

  • Luca Nardi (LL) vs Zizou Bergs
  • Quentin Halys (Q) vs Roberto Bautista
  • Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Nuno Borges
  • Marin Cilic (PR) vs Alexei Popyrin

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