Just three days after winning the Qatar Open in Doha, third-seeded Andrey Rublev was ousted in first-round action at the Dubai Championships by qualifier Quentin Halys in three sets on Tuesday.

Halys suffered a tight loss in the first round in Doha last week. He kept his composure against Rublev and notched his first top-10 victory. Quentin also celebrated his first ATP

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Third-seeded Andrey Rublev followed up his Qatar Open title with a first-round exit at the Dubai Championships, losing to qualifier Quentin Halys 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)

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The ATP Dubai Tennis Championships 2025 will run from February 22 to March 1, at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Elsewhere, Matteo Berrettini made a winning return to Dubai, defeating Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-4 in 83 minutes. Fresh off a strong showing in Doha, where he upset Novak Djokovic en route to the quarter-finals, the Italian continued to build momentum.

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The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships first round saw McCartney Kessler defeat Doha champion Amanda Anisimova, while Moyuka Uchijima took out Doha runner-up Jelena Ostapenko.

The world No. 1 has won just one of the three matches she contested during this Middle East swing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Current World No. 1 Jannik Sinner are in the list of players who have pulled out from the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships 2025.