The 29th edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open takes place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha between March 8-13, shifting to the new calendar position.
Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Jim Courier, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Nikolay Davydenko, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer and Novak Djokovic had all won the title here in the past. Andrey Rublev joined the list of champions in 2020, toppling Corentin Moutet for the best start of the season that propelled him into the top-10. The Russian will have to dig deep to defend the trophy, facing Dominic Thiem and Roger Federer as his main rivals.
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Roger Federer returns to action for the first time since the last year's Australian Open, seeking his fourth Doha crown and the first in ten years. After two knee surgeries in 2020, Federer is ready for a fresh start at one of his favorite events, skipping the attention from some bigger tournament and hoping for a deep run. Gael Monfils, Denis Shapovalov, Roberto Bautista Agut, Kevin Anderson, David Goffin, Pablo Carreno Busta and Stan Wawrinka are also in contention, with exciting matches coming right from the opening round.
2021 Doha Qatar ExxonMobil Open Entry List:
1 THIEM, Dominic AUT 3
2 FEDERER, Roger SUI 5
3 RUBLEV, Andrey RUS 8
4 MONFILS, Gael FRA 11
5 SHAPOVALOV, Denis CAN 12
6 BAUTISTA AGUT, Roberto ESP 13
7 ANDERSON, Kevin RSA @14
8 GOFFIN, David BEL 15
9 CARRENO BUSTA, Pablo ESP 16
10 WAWRINKA, Stan SUI 18
11 CORIC, Borna CRO 25
12 EVANS, Daniel GBR 26
13 LAJOVIC, Dusan SRB 27
14 HURKACZ, Hubert POL 30
15 FRITZ, Taylor USA 31
16 KRAJINOVIC, Filip SRB 33
17 SONEGO, Lorenzo ITA 35
18 OPELKA, Reilly USA 38
19 MILLMAN, John AUS 39
20 [WC]
21 [WC]
22 [WC]
23 [SE]
24 [SE]
25 [Q]
26 [Q]
27 [Q]
28 [Q]
MAIN DRAW ALTERNATES
BASILASHVILI, Nikoloz GEO 40
BUBLIK, Alexander KAZ 45
RAMOS-VINOLAS, Albert ESP 46
KYRGIOS, Nick AUS 47
GASQUET, Richard FRA 48
THOMPSON, Jordan AUS 49
FUCSOVICS, Marton HUN 55
CHARDY, Jeremy FRA 61
POSPISIL, Vasek CAN 63
2 FEDERER, Roger SUI 5
3 RUBLEV, Andrey RUS 8
4 MONFILS, Gael FRA 11
5 SHAPOVALOV, Denis CAN 12
6 BAUTISTA AGUT, Roberto ESP 13
7 ANDERSON, Kevin RSA @14
8 GOFFIN, David BEL 15
9 CARRENO BUSTA, Pablo ESP 16
10 WAWRINKA, Stan SUI 18
11 CORIC, Borna CRO 25
12 EVANS, Daniel GBR 26
13 LAJOVIC, Dusan SRB 27
14 HURKACZ, Hubert POL 30
15 FRITZ, Taylor USA 31
16 KRAJINOVIC, Filip SRB 33
17 SONEGO, Lorenzo ITA 35
18 OPELKA, Reilly USA 38
19 MILLMAN, John AUS 39
20 [WC]
21 [WC]
22 [WC]
23 [SE]
24 [SE]
25 [Q]
26 [Q]
27 [Q]
28 [Q]
MAIN DRAW ALTERNATES
BASILASHVILI, Nikoloz GEO 40
BUBLIK, Alexander KAZ 45
RAMOS-VINOLAS, Albert ESP 46
KYRGIOS, Nick AUS 47
GASQUET, Richard FRA 48
THOMPSON, Jordan AUS 49
FUCSOVICS, Marton HUN 55
CHARDY, Jeremy FRA 61
POSPISIL, Vasek CAN 63
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