ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships order of play: Day 1 first round

Centre Court - starting at 2pm

Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs Reilly Opelka (USA)

[WC] Aslan Karatsev (RUS) vs Egor Gerasimov (BLR)

Not before 7pm

[WC] Malek Jaziri (TUN) vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)

[WC] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs [WC] Dennis Novak (AUT)

Court 1 - after the completion of qualifiers / not before 2pm

Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)

Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ)

The bio

Date of Birth: April 25, 1993
Place of Birth: Dubai, UAE
Marital Status: Single
School: Al Sufouh in Jumeirah, Dubai
University: Emirates Airline National Cadet Programme and Hamdan University
Job Title: Pilot, First Officer
Number of hours flying in a Boeing 777: 1,200
Number of flights: Approximately 300
Hobbies: Exercising
Nicest destination: Milan, New Zealand, Seattle for shopping
Least nice destination: Kabul, but someone has to do it. It’s not scary but at least you can tick the box that you’ve been
Favourite place to visit: Dubai, there’s no place like home

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If you go

Where to stay: Courtyard by Marriott Titusville Kennedy Space Centre has unparalleled views of the Indian River. Alligators can be spotted from hotel room balconies, as can several rocket launch sites. The hotel also boasts cool space-themed decor.

When to go: Florida is best experienced during the winter months, from November to May, before the humidity kicks in.

How to get there: Emirates currently flies from Dubai to Orlando five times a week.