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GULF TIMES 'Doha the Right Venue to Start Season' NBA | Page 5 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 7 Westbrook, Mourinho Thunder salutes To Advertise here overpower Old Traff ord Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 the Clippers faithful for win Monday, January 2, 2017 CRICKET Rabia II 4, 1438 AH Aussies double up GULF TIMES on spin as Misbah ponders retirement SPORT Page 4 TENNIS ‘Doha the right venue to start season’ Top duo Djokovic and Murray relishing prospect of launching their Australian Open preparations in Qatar By Joe Koraith ternational crowd. They already know ORDER OF PLAY Doha tennis. They’re knowledgeable about the sport. It’s defi nitely a lot of fun and CENTRE COURT (start 3:30pm) a joy to perform in front of such crowd,” D. Marrero (ESP) / N. Zimonjic (SRB) vs M. t’s the start of the tennis season and said Djokovic who will be seen in ac- Fyrstenberg (POL) / A. Murray (GBR) players are picking the best route tion today against German Jan-Lennard Not Before 5:30pm to get themselves ready for the fi rst Struff . J. Struff (GER) vs [2] N. Djokovic (SRB) IGrand Slam of the year. Roger Fed- This is the 25th anniversary of the R. Haase (NED) vs [4] D. Goff in (BEL) erer has gone to Perth to restart his career. tournament and Djokovic said that the [Q] V. Pospisil (CAN) vs F. Verdasco (ESP) Rafael Nadal has gone to Brisbane. But the tournament has showcased the tradi- COURT 1 (start 3:30pm) top two players of the world have picked tion of sport in Qatar. [WC] A. Yuksel (TUR) vs J. Vesely (CZE) Qatar ExxonMobil Open, believing that “This tournament was organized for P. Lorenzi (ITA) vs N. Almagro (ESP) this is the perfect launch pad for the new the fi rst time in 1993 and so it has already [8] M. Baghdatis (CYP) vs [Q] R. Stepanek season. Tennis stars Tomas Berdych, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic adorn a poster at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash a long culture and tradition of tennis. (CZE) “Every single year, you get at least a Complex where the 25th edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open will begin today. Qatar as a country has already nurtured COURT 2 (start 3:30pm) couple of players among the top-5 in the the passion, understanding and love for F. Bagnis (ARG) vs D. Brown (GER) world. You have at least 4-5 players from starting my season in Qatar. I am really that record. “This has worked well for a “The organisers have been really try- this sport,” said the 29-year-old. H. Zeballos (ARG) vs F. Mayer (GER) the top-10. That says enough about what pleased to start off the year in this tour- lot of the guys in the past and they have ing to make sure that every player feels The defending champion also praised [WC] A. De Greef (BEL) vs [Q] M. Safwat I personally, and we all as players, feel nament that has now traditionally for gone on to do well in the Australia Open. at home. The facilities are great. The the high-class facilities in Qatar. “The (EGY) about this tournament. It’s a great way some time been voted the best in its cat- You can obviously fl y direct pretty much hotel is of very high-quality. You also stadium is fantastic. We have Aspire and COURT 3 (start 3:30pm) to start off the season and have kind of a egory,” he added. to Melbourne from here. It’s very con- have the beach.” Aspetar facilities if they are needed. It’s [4] D. Inglot (GBR) / F. Mergea (ROU) vs K. lead-up to Australian Open,” said Novak World No. 1 Andy Murray has also venient, I think especially for the players The defending champion was also all one of the best sports medical facilities Khachanov (RUS) / A. Kuznetsov (RUS) Djokovic during his press conference yes- opted to start with Qatar and with past from Europe,” said Murray yesterday. praise for the crowd that turned up to I’ve seen in my life,” said Djokovic. [WC] M. Jaziri (TUN) / M. Zayid (QAT) vs J. terday. winners doing well in the Australian “I played here in the past and I liked it watch the stars in action. “The people The battleground has been chosen. Let Chardy (FRA) / F. Martin (FRA) “Now it’s the third year in a row I’m Open, the Brit wants to benefi t from and played well,’ he added. that come to the stands — it’s very in- the action begin. Gulf Times 2 Monday, January 2, 2017 TENNIS SPOTLIGHT THE YEAR AHEAD... It’s going to be tough to stay The last six months of 2016 as world number one: Murray taught me a lot: Djokovic World number one Andy Murray insists that Novak Djokovic (right) will remain his biggest threat in 2017, as the pair pre- pare for a potential first clash of the season at the Qatar Open in Doha this week. PICTURES: Noushad Thekkayil etting to the top is diffi cult but staying there is out his career, so it will be obviously new for him coming f one rewinds back to 2016, at the same point in time, On the ‘short’ off -season & family time even more so. That’s one of the often used adages back from this injury. He loves the game. He’s obviously a Novak Djokovic was being considered unbeatable. The We have had 5-6 weeks of off -season. Not rest, because in in sport and Andy Murray is going to fi nd out soon very gifted athlete. So I would imagine after a few matches Serbian was playing at a level that nobody could seem to the 5-6 weeks you have to mix in the rest along with prepa- enough. — maybe it doesn’t happen the fi rst month of the year — but touch and it was almost a certainty that he would win all ration. Ideally for the amount of time that we spend on the GThe Scot fi nished 2016 as world number one but he knows if he stays fi t and healthy that couple of months into the Ifour Grand Slams in 2016. Such was his dominance coming tour, I would personally like to have a bit longer, an extended that Novak Djokovic is hot on his heels. They will face off in year, he’ll be back to playing some great tennis again. into the New Year. off -season. Doha to see who gets off the blocks quicker and then head Rafa last year was a bit unlucky. He was starting to play And he did start off in grand style – winning the Qatar But it is as it is. Sometimes I’ve had even shorter off -sea- towards the Australian Open, the year’s fi rst Grand Slam. really well again during the clay court season before he got ExxonMobil Open and going on to win the Australian Open sons. But nevertheless, I did take some time off with family. Talking in Doha yesterday, Murray outlined his plans for his wrist injury. It will be interesting to see how he comes and an elusive French Open title. I didn’t travel much. I wanted to stay home and stay in one the season and how he plans to tackle the hurdle that is the back. There are a lot of talented young guys. A lot of them But come June, the sixth month of the year, and the well- place where I can recharge my batteries. Australian Open where he has fi nished second best a frus- are big guys as well — with very powerful games. So they’re oiled machine that was Djokovic, started stuttering. With the lifestyle of a tennis player and all the traveling, trating fi ve times since 2010. very dangerous. They will be improving as they get more ex- He was knocked out of Wimbledon in the third round and sometimes you lose coordinates. You are all over the place. perience. A tough few years are coming up. lost the US Open fi nal to an inspired Stanislas Wawrinka. So it’s great to actually be in one place for certain amount of Q. Who’s your biggest threat at the Australian Open to And then lost to Andy Murray in the ATP Tour fi nals and weeks. That allows you to unpack your things and mentally your No. 1 spot? Q. The Australian Open is a big goal for you. As com- conceded the world number one spot. just relax and stay put. I would say Novak. Obviously his record in Australia has pared to the French Open, which one would you say is a But now he’s recharged and ready to take on 2017. Here been incredible. He’s won it six times. He’s had an amaz- bigger motivation? in Qatar for the third time, Djokovic is looking forward to On a less-packed start to 2017 ing record there over the years and won a number of fi nals I don’t know really. I have played very well in Australia matching his own high expectations in 2017. Here’s how he In terms of scheduling, you know, I haven’t changed my against me, too. So I would expect him to play very well before. Just hadn’t quite got there in the fi nals. So it’s a tour- plans to do it… schedule much. I did not commit to the week before Indian there.
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