Rublev to defend his Mubadala World Tennis Championship title

Andrey Rublev will return to Abu Dhabi in December to defend his Mubadala World Tennis Championship title, organisers have confirmed.

He is the latest tennis star to join the six-player male line-up that also includes Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud, with three more players to be unveiled soon.

The 24-year-old, who has reached a career-high ranking of World No.5, secured his first Mubadala World Tennis Championship title with a straight-sets victory over Andy Murray at the International Tennis Centre in Zayed Sports City last December.

Rublev has 11 ATP Tour singles titles and three doubles titles to his credit so far. He won the mixed doubles gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics alongside compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and has reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam five times, including at this year’s French and US Opens.

Celebrating its 14th edition this year, the Mubadala World Tennis Championship runs from December 16 - 18 at the International Tennis Centre at Zayed Sports City.

Fans will also have the chance to catch two of the best players in the women’s game on the tournament’s first day, with World No. 2 US Open finalist and defending MWTC champion Ons Jabeur taking on 2021 US Open Champion and British No.1 Emma Raducanu.

Tickets start from AED 95 for adults and AED 45 for children and can be purchased on the event’s official website www.mubadalawtc.com.