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Roger Federer continues his bid for an eighth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title on Wednesday against Fernando Verdasco. EPA
Roger Federer continues his bid for an eighth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title on Wednesday against Fernando Verdasco. EPA
Dubai Tennis: Day 3 order of play as Roger Federer faces Fernando Verdasco with Kei Nishikori and Stefanos Tsitsipas also in action
All 16 players are in action in the second round as they bid to reach the quarter-finals at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium
Graham Caygill
27 February, 2019