Wawrinka and Rublev among field for Qatar Open in January

Tuesday, 03 December 2019 at 12:56

Stan Wawrinka will lead the field for the Qatar Open which takes place between 6-12 January in Doha and will see the Swiss no.2 making his sixth appearance in the event.

Wawrinka is the only top 20 player in the ATP 250 event; which currently has Roberto Bautista Agut as it's champion is among the events to kick off the 2020 season.

Also, he will be joined by Andrey Rublev who will aim to continue his good season in 2019; the same can be said for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who was nominated as a result for Comeback Player of the Year and finally Milos Raonic among others.

In addition, previous winners of this tournament; alongside the aforementioned Spaniard; include Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Finally, it will be held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha; on outdoor hard courts; with 32 men set to battle it out.

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