Dominika Cibulkova is one of the top contenders for the Dubai title. Naseem Zeitoon / Reuters
Dominika Cibulkova is one of the top contenders for the Dubai title. Naseem Zeitoon / Reuters
Dominika Cibulkova is one of the top contenders for the Dubai title. Naseem Zeitoon / Reuters
Dominika Cibulkova is one of the top contenders for the Dubai title. Naseem Zeitoon / Reuters

Kerber, Cibulkova and Radwanska ones to watch: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Day 3 order of play


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Centre Court (start 11am)

3-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) v Ekaterina Makarova (Russia)

4-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) v-Elise Mertens (Belgium)

5-Garbine Muguruza (Spain) v Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukraine)

2-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) v Kristina Mladenovic (France)

Not before 7pm

1-Angelique Kerber (Germany) v Mona Barthel (Germany)

Zhang Shuai (China) v 7-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)

Court 1 (start noon)

15-Caroline Garcia (France) v Monica Puig (Puerto Rico)

12-Samantha Stosur (Australia) v Ana Konjuh (Croatia)

Daria Kasatkina (Russia) or 10-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) v Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland)

9-Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) v Peng Shuai (China)

Court 2 (start noon)

Catherine Bellis (United States) v Laura Siegemund (Germany)

Lauren Davis (United States) v Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic)

Not Before 4pm

Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) v Alison Riske (United States) or 11-CoCo Vandeweghe (United States)

Court 3 (start noon)

8-Elena Vesnina (Russia) v Misaki Doi (Japan)

Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) v Wang Qiang (China)

13-Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) or Christina McHale (United States) v Naomi Osaka (Japan)

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■ Catherine Bellis: Right to choose sport over Stanford education

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Founded over 50 years ago, the National Archives collects valuable historical material relating to the UAE, and is the oldest and richest archive relating to the Arabian Gulf.

Much of the material can be viewed on line at the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive - https://www.agda.ae/en

Key figures in the life of the fort

Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa (ruled 1761-1793) Built Qasr Al Hosn as a watchtower to guard over the only freshwater well on Abu Dhabi island.

Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab (ruled 1793-1816) Expanded the tower into a small fort and transferred his ruling place of residence from Liwa Oasis to the fort on the island.

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Shakhbut (ruled 1818-1833) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further as Abu Dhabi grew from a small village of palm huts to a town of more than 5,000 inhabitants.

Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut (ruled 1833-1845) Repaired and fortified the fort.

Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoon (ruled 1845-1855) Turned Qasr Al Hosn into a strong two-storied structure.

Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa (ruled 1855-1909) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further to reflect the emirate's increasing prominence.

Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan (ruled 1928-1966) Renovated and enlarged Qasr Al Hosn, adding a decorative arch and two new villas.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan (ruled 1966-2004) Moved the royal residence to Al Manhal palace and kept his diwan at Qasr Al Hosn.

Sources: Jayanti Maitra, www.adach.ae

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