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Federer’s return to Dubai set to see ticket sales soar

The Dubai Tennis Stadium will come alive from February 14 to 26 with three of the top five ATP and seven of the top 10 WTA ranked players on the professional circuit confirming their attendance to compete in the 2011 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Dubai Duty Free, the owners and organisers of the region’s only WTA Premier 5 and ATP 500 tour events, are expecting the demand for tickets to be exceptionally strong and are asking fans to act quickly to secure their grandstand seats.

“Since its inception in 1993 we, at Dubai Duty Free, have been very proud of this tournament, and the welcomed return of Roger Federer, alongside many of the top stars, is testament to the stature of our event and the popularity of Dubai,” said Colm McLoughlin, managing director, Dubai Duty Free.

Leading the line-up is 16-time Grand Slam winner, four-time former Dubai champion, and current No 2 Roger Federer, who after a two-year injury-related hiatus, is set on staking his claim on an unprecedented fifth title.

Standing alongside Federer in this line-up is Great Britain’s favourite tennis son, fourth-ranked Andy Murray, who is hoping to make it all the way in 2011, as well as defending champion Novak Djokovic who is looking to match Federer’s record by making Dubai three in a row. Also aiming to make history is holder of 41 WTA Tour titles, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, current women’s defending champion, and fifth-ranked, Venus Williams, who will also be defending her trophy for the third time, and who will be firmly in the sights of WTA World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and second-ranked Vera Zvonareva.

Grandstand tickets for both the WTA and ATP events are priced at Dh50 for the opening rounds rising to Dh250 for the final.