• Tomas Berdych had it easy in the second round against Sergiy Stakhovsky who he beat in two sets. Ali Haider / EPA
    Tomas Berdych had it easy in the second round against Sergiy Stakhovsky who he beat in two sets. Ali Haider / EPA
  • Boris Becker, Djokovic’s new coach, watched pensively as Djokovic was making a return following a long greak. Ali Haider / EPA
    Boris Becker, Djokovic’s new coach, watched pensively as Djokovic was making a return following a long greak. Ali Haider / EPA
  • Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was in excellent form against Victor Hanescu in the first round. Ali Haider / EPA
    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was in excellent form against Victor Hanescu in the first round. Ali Haider / EPA
  • Berdych returns the ball to Marius Copil in the first round, a match he won handily. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
    Berdych returns the ball to Marius Copil in the first round, a match he won handily. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
  • Roger Federer serves to Radek Stepanek in the second round. The Swiss faced stiff competition from the Czech player who took a set off the former world No 1. Marwan Naamani / AFP
    Roger Federer serves to Radek Stepanek in the second round. The Swiss faced stiff competition from the Czech player who took a set off the former world No 1. Marwan Naamani / AFP
  • Djokovic returns the ball to Istomin. Ali Haider / EPA
    Djokovic returns the ball to Istomin. Ali Haider / EPA
  • Federer on his way to a 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 win over Stepanek. Marwan Naamani / AFP
    Federer on his way to a 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 win over Stepanek. Marwan Naamani / AFP
  • India’s Somdev Devvarman got an early result in his first-round match agsinst Juan Martin Del Potro who retired after injuring his wrist. Devvarman won the first set 7-6. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
    India’s Somdev Devvarman got an early result in his first-round match agsinst Juan Martin Del Potro who retired after injuring his wrist. Devvarman won the first set 7-6. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
  • Against Istomin, Djokovic was playing his first match since the Australian Open. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
    Against Istomin, Djokovic was playing his first match since the Australian Open. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
  • Federer is still a top draw in Dubai with a record crowd watching him in action in the first round. Pawan Singh / The National
    Federer is still a top draw in Dubai with a record crowd watching him in action in the first round. Pawan Singh / The National

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In pictures: Days 2 & 3 of the men’s Dubai Tennis Championships

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