Mubadala World Tennis Championship: Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem will be there - star line-up announced
A star line-up can be expected at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, which will take place at the end of December. In particular, the currently injured Dominic Thiem and Rafael Nadal are eagerly awaited there.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Nov 05, 2021, 10:12 am
It's been tough weeks for tennis this August. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem - within a few weeks, the trio announced on social media that they had to end their season early due to injury. The Swiss had to undergo another operation, Nadal's foot pinched and Dominic Thiem had to cure his wrist longer than expected after mistakes in the recovery process.
While there are still a number of question marks hovering over a return of Roger Fedrerer, it is now clear when Nadal and Thiem will return to the professional stage. Even if at first only for a show event. As it became known on Thursday, the Spaniard as well as the Lichtenwörther have confirmed their start at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhab. The show event will take place from December 16 to 18.
US Open winner against Olympic champion for women
There the two will also have to deal with further top-class competition, Casper Ruud and Denis Shapovalov have also confirmed their participation, Andy Murray, for example, recently expressed his interest in the remaining two places. The Scot said he would like to spend part of his pre-season in Abu Dhabi. And not to be averse to some match practice at the show event.
While the men will undoubtedly set the tone at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhab, the women will also be able to see world class tennis. With Emma Raducanu and Belinda Bencic, the two women who will contest the only women's match at the exhibition event in the desert city have been determined. The best pre-Christmas entertainment seems to be guaranteed this year.