India's experienced and veteran tennis player Leander Paes has won the men's doubles match by winning brilliantly against the second-seeded pair of Ivan Dodig and Philippe Polacek. At the same time, the Dubai Tennis Championship has made a grand debut of its last campaign in 2020. Paes, once again partnering with Australian Matthew Abden, defeated the Croatian-Slovakia pair 6-4, 6-3, entering the quarterfinals.
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Indian player Prajnesh Gunneswaran had to face defeat in the first round of the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship. Prajnesh, who got a wildcard entry, lost 4-6,3-6 in straight sets to Australian qualifier Denis Novak.
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Denis will now face Karen Khachanov of France, who defeated Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 7-6,6-1. In other matches, Yasukata Uchiyama of Japan beat Lu Yen Tsun of Taiwan 3-6,6-1,6-2, Gayle Monfils beat Martin 6-4,7-5, Andre Rubel beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-4 and Richard beat Lloyd Harris 7-6,6-4 to enter the second round.
