Post by Helene on Dec 30, 2010 18:09:59 GMT -8
World Tennis Championships - Abu Dhabi
30 December 2010 - 01 January 2011
The Mubadala World Tennis Championship is one of the region’s most eagerly anticipated sporting events which will bring six of the world’s top tennis players to the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex in Zayed Sports City for three days of thrilling action to entertain the entire family over the new year.
The global tennis season starts here with true legends of the game competing for top honours and USD $250,000 prize money that includes current World #1 and defending champion Rafael Nadal along with 16-time grand slam winner and World #2 Roger Federer, as well as last year’s finalist Robin Soderling, the excitable Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from France, fast charging Tomas Berdych from the Czech Republic and rounded out with Cyprus’ Marcos Baghdatis..
The FormatSix of the world’s top men’s players will compete in a single elimination series of matches with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer being granted the top two seeds and therefore being given a bye from Thursday’s first day matches (30th December 2010). Semi-Final matches will take place on day 2 with the final and consolation (3rd & 4th place) matches taking place on Saturday 1st January 2011.
The Draw
Quarterfinals - December 30
Rafael Nadal - Bye
Thomas Berdych d Marcos Baghdatis 63 36 75
Robin Soderling d Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 64 67 61
Roger Federer - Bye
Semifinals - December 31
Rafael Nadal d Thomas Berdych 64 64
Roger Federer d Robin Soderling 67 63 63
3rd/4th Place - January 1
Berdych vs Soderling
Championship - January 1
Federer vs Nadal
30 December 2010 - 01 January 2011
The Mubadala World Tennis Championship is one of the region’s most eagerly anticipated sporting events which will bring six of the world’s top tennis players to the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex in Zayed Sports City for three days of thrilling action to entertain the entire family over the new year.
The global tennis season starts here with true legends of the game competing for top honours and USD $250,000 prize money that includes current World #1 and defending champion Rafael Nadal along with 16-time grand slam winner and World #2 Roger Federer, as well as last year’s finalist Robin Soderling, the excitable Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from France, fast charging Tomas Berdych from the Czech Republic and rounded out with Cyprus’ Marcos Baghdatis..
The FormatSix of the world’s top men’s players will compete in a single elimination series of matches with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer being granted the top two seeds and therefore being given a bye from Thursday’s first day matches (30th December 2010). Semi-Final matches will take place on day 2 with the final and consolation (3rd & 4th place) matches taking place on Saturday 1st January 2011.
The Draw
Quarterfinals - December 30
Rafael Nadal - Bye
Thomas Berdych d Marcos Baghdatis 63 36 75
Robin Soderling d Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 64 67 61
Roger Federer - Bye
Semifinals - December 31
Rafael Nadal d Thomas Berdych 64 64
Roger Federer d Robin Soderling 67 63 63
3rd/4th Place - January 1
Berdych vs Soderling
Championship - January 1
Federer vs Nadal