ATP Dubai Main Draw Singles & Doubles

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Main Draw Singles:
(1) Roger Federer (SUI) vs Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
(WC) Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) vs (WC) Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW)
Robin Vik (CZE) vs (Q) Janko Tipsarevic (SCG)
Christophe Rochus (BEL) vs (8) Tomas Berdych (CZE)
(3) Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) vs Marat Safin (RUS)
Olivier Rochus (BEL) vs Fabrice Santoro (FRA)
Igor Andreev (RUS) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs (6) Dominik Hrbaty (SVK)

(5) David Ferrer (ESP) vs Rainer Schuettler (GER)
(Q) Ivo Klec (GER) vs Daniele Bracciali (ITA)
(LL) Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) vs Bjorn Phau (GER)
Greg Rusedski (GBR) vs (4) Andre Agassi (USA)
(7) Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs (Q) John van Lottum (NED)
(WC) Tim Henman (GBR) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
Wesley Moodie (RSA) vs (Q) Younes El Aynaoui (MAR)
Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) vs (2) Rafael Nadal (ESP)

**(LL) Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) replaces Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)



Main Draw Doubles:
(1) Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor (BAH/CAN) vs Yves Allegro/Roger Federer (SUI/SUI)
Petr Pala/Cyril Suk (CZE/CZE) vs Rainer Schuettler/Mikhail Youzhny (GER/RUS)
(3) Fabrice Santoro/Nenad Zimonjic (FRA/SCG) vs (WC) Younes El Aynaoui/Marat Safin (MAR/RUS)
(WC) Mohammed Al Ghareeb/Omar Bahrouzyan (KUW/UAE) vs Tomas Berdych/Radek Stepanek (CZE/CZE)

Robin Vik/Stanislas Wawrinka (CZE/SUI) vs Christophe Rochus/Olivier Rochus (BEL/BEL)
Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko (RUS/RUS) vs (4) Martin Damm/Leander Paes (CZE/IND)
David Ferrer/Andreas Seppi (ESP/ITA) vs Feliciano Lopez/Rafael Nadal (ESP/ESP)
Mahesh Bhupathi/Wesley Moodie (IND/RSA) vs (2) Paul Hanley/Kevin Ullyett (AUS/ZIM)

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Singles Qualifying:
(ALT) Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) d. Victor Bruthans (SVK) 62 62
(6) Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) d. (WC) Mahmoud Nader (UAE) 63 62

(2) Janko Tipsarevic (SCG) d. Massimo Dell'Acqua (ITA) 76(9) 62
(7) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) d. (WC) Abdullah Magdas (KUW) 64 62

(ALT) Nenad Zimonjic (SCG) d. (3) Oliver Marach (AUT) 36 76(5) 64
Ivo Klec (SVK) d. (5) George Bastl (SUI) 63 61

John van Lottum (NED) d. (4) Jean-Rene Lisnard (MON) 64 63
(8) Lars Uebel (GER) d. (WC) Karim Alayli (LIB) 62 63


**(ALT) Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) replaces (1) Rainer Schuettler (GER), who was moved to the main draw; (ALT) Nenad Zimonjic (SCG) replaces Alex Satschko (GER), who withdrew for an unknown reason

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Singles Qualifying:
(ALT) Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) d. (6) Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) 63 61

(2) Janko Tipsarevic (SCG) d. (7) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 62 67(5) 63

Ivo Klec (SVK) d. (ALT) Nenad Zimonjic (SCG) 46 76(5) 64

John van Lottum (NED) d. (8) Lars Uebel (GER) 64 64

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Results for Monday, 27 February 2006

Singles - First Round
R Schuettler (GER) d (5)D Ferrer (ESP) 62 36 75
(WC)T Henman (GBR) d F Lopez (ESP) 62 76(6)
(4)A Agassi (USA) d G Rusedski (GBR) 76(4) 60
(WC)M Al Ghareeb (KUW) d (WC)O Bahrouzyan (UAE) 76(4) 62
I Andreev (RUS) d A Seppi (ITA) 76(5) 16 64
O Rochus (BEL) d F Santoro (FRA) 64 61
R Vik (CZE) d (Q)J Tipsarevic (SCG) 62 64
(Q)I Klec (SVK) d D Bracciali (ITA) 64 64

Doubles - First Round
(1)Knowles/Nestor d Allegro/Federer 16 76(4) 10-6 (Match TB)
(4)Damm/Paes d Andreev/Davydenko 76(4) 63
Lopez/Nadal d Ferrer/Seppi 63 75

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Results for Wednesday, March 1, 2006


Singles - Second Round
(1)R Federer (SUI) d (WC)M Al Ghareeb (KUW) 76(5) 64
O Rochus (BEL) d M Safin (RUS) 76(5) 64
R Schuettler (GER) d (Q)I Klec (SVK) 75 64
M Youzhny (RUS) d I Andreev (RUS) 61 76(4)
R Vik (CZE) d (8)T Berdych (CZE) 36 76(5) 62
B Phau (GER) d (4)A Agassi (USA) 75 75
(WC)T Henman (GBR) d (7)R Stepanek (CZE) 75 26 76(3)


Doubles - Quarterfinals
(1)Knowles/Nestor d Pala/Suk 64 60
(2)Hanley/Ullyett d Lopez/Nadal W/O (Lopez – left shoulder)


Doubles - First Round
(2)Hanley/Ullyett d Bhupathi/Moodie 76(3) 62
Rochus/Rochus d Vik/Wawrinka 64 46 12-10 (Match TB)

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Results for Thursday, March 2, 2006

Singles - Quarterfinals
M Youzhny (RUS) d O Rochus (BEL) 63 61
(2)R Nadal (ESP) d (WC)T Henman (GBR) 76(1) 61
(1)R Federer (SUI) d R Vik (CZE) 63 62
R Schuettler (GER) d B Phau (GER) 64 61

Doubles - Quarterfinals
(4)Damm/Paes d Rochus/Rochus 62 76(4)
(3)Santoro/Zimonjic d Berdych/Stepanek 63 64

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Results for Friday, March 3, 2006

Singles - Semifinals
(1)R Federer (SUI) d M Youzhny (RUS) 62 63
(2)R Nadal (ESP) d R Schuettler (GER) 64 62

Doubles - Semifinals
(1)Knowles/Nestor d (3)Santoro/Zimonjic 67(5) 64 10-2 (Match TB)
(2)Hanley/Ullyett d (4)Damm/Paes 67(3) 64 10-5 (Match TB)

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So why am I cheering for Nadal?

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Nadal is just one crazy ass fighter.

[Francine]

Why for the love of God is Eurosport showing this final on Eurosport 2? Stupid ski-jump dudes.

Rafa!