Mubadala World Tennis Championship live on Sky Sports
December 27, 2011 · 0 Comments
The Mubadala World Tennis Championship 2012, now in its fourth year, takes place between 29-31 December and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports HD2.
The tournament is one of the region’s most eagerly anticipated sporting events bringing six of the world’s top tennis players to the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex in Zayed Sports City to compete for the $250,000 prize.
This year’s line-up is the best in the tournament’s history and welcomes world number 1 Novak Djokovic who is making his debut at the event. He is joined by defending champion Rafael Nadal along with 16-time grand slam winner Roger Federer. The remainder of the field, all within the top 10 in the world, includes the fiery Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils, both from France, with world number 5, David Ferrer completing the line-up.
With pride at stake, rivalries will be renewed when these global tennis icons play to a sold-out stadium of 5,000 spectators per day with a global television audience of millions expected to tune in.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both receive a bye to the semi-final of the competition. In the opening round on Thursday 29 December, David Ferrer will play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga with the winner facing Rafael Nadal in the semi-final on Friday 30 December. The other opening round match sees tournament debutant Novak Djokovic face Gael Monfils, the winner of which will take on Roger Federer on Friday. The Grand Final takes place on Saturday 31 December.
The Mubadala World Tennis Championship 2012 is live on Sky Sports HD2 from 11am on Thursday 29 – Saturday 31 December.
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