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Tuesday cover: Nadal completes Mubadala World Tennis Championship line-up



Rafael Nadal joins five of the best tennis players in the world on The National's Sport cover for Tuesday, November 8, as the former No 1 player commits to this year's Mubadala World Tennis Championship. Nadal, who has won the tournament three times, said he will be in Abu Dhabi to compete in the ninth staging of the tournament, from December 29-31.

The competition will also feature newly crowned world No 1 Andy Murray, established players Milos Raonic, Tomas Berdych and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and rising star David Goffin.

For story, full with quotes from Nadal, click here.

For a photo gallery of the six players, along with Sports Editor Graham Caygill's predictions on how each player fares, click here.

For a photo gallery from last year's action, click here.

For information on ticketing, click here.

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