Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and stars get cooking at Dubai Tennis Championships – in pictures

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  Andy Murray returns a shot to Gilles Muller during his first round win on Tuesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters

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  Tomas Berdych plays a shot against Jeremy Chardy during a win in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday. Francois Nel / Getty Images

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  Roger Federer serves to Mikhail Youzhny during a first round win in the ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday. Marwan Naamani / AFP

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  Novak Djokovic shown in action during his first round match against Vasek Pospisil on Tuesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Ali Haider / EPA

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  Andy Murray returns to Gilles Muller during their ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships first round match on Tuesday. Marwan Naamani / AFP

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  Tomas Berdych returns a shot to Jeremy Chardy during their ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships first round match on Tuesday. Ali Haider / EPA

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  Roger Federer plays a shot on Monday against Mikhail Youzhny in the first round of the ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters

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  Novak Djokovic prepares to serve during his win over Vasek Pospisil on Tuesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Ali Haider / EPA

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  Andy Murray reacts during his win against Gilles Muller on Tuesday at the ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Ali Haider / EPA

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  Tomas Berdych shown in action against Jeremy Chardy on Tuesday at the ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Ali Haider / EPA

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  Roger Federer returns a shot to Mikhail Youzhny on Monday at the ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Kamran Jebreili / AP

Images from the first round of the ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, which started on Monday and concluded on Tuesday as all the big names – Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych among them – sailed through to the last 16. Click the arrows above to scroll through the photos.

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