Djokovic the star attraction as men's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship starts

The men’s side of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championsip gets under way today, with world number one, Novak Djokovic, top of the bill. The eleven-time Grand Slam champion faces Tommy Robredo in the first round this evening (not before 19:00). The action on centre court starts this afternoon at 14:00 with Mikhail Youzhny versus Malek Jaziri. Elsewhere, Feliciano Lopez, seeded number six, takes on Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, and 5th seed, Viktor Troicki, begins his campaign against Marcus Baghdatis. Troicki has never progressed beyond the second round in Dubai, but believes he can make it seventh time lucky...

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