Dubai singles draw: Federer, Nishikori, Tsitsipas and Monfils included - full draw HERE
THE draw for the Dubai Duty Free Championships took place this morning and Express Sport can bring you the full draw.
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The top seed in Dubai is world number six Kei Nishikori and he will get his tournament underway against France's Benoit Paire.
Seven-time Dubai champion Roger Federer is the second seed and he will play fellow veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Croatian Marin Clilc has arguably the toughest first-round match against recent Rotterdam Open winner Gael Monfils.
Fast-improving Russian Karen Khachanov takes on big-hitting Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, who beat Federer at the Australian Open, starts his campaign against Australian Matt Eden.
Borna Coric plays Mikhail Kukushkin, Milos Raonic faces Jan-Lennard Struff and eighth seed Daniil Medvedev opens against a qualifier.
Other notable first round ties see Tomas Berdych up against Aljaz Bedene and last year’s champion Roberto Bautista Agut play Ramkumar Ramanathan of India.
FULL FIRST ROUND DRAW BELOW...
DUBAI - FIRST ROUND DRAW
Nishikori - Paire
Hurkacz - Qualifier
Qualifier - Haase
Ebden - Tsitsipas
Cilic - Monfils
Safwat - Baghdatis
Berrettini - Kudla
Qualifier - Medvedev
Coric-Kukushkin
Berdych-Bedene
Bautista Agut-Ramanathan
Basilashvili-Khachanov
Raonic-Struff
Dzumhur-Fucsovics
Qualifier - Verdasco
Kohlschreiber-Federer