Stage set for 22nd Qatar Open tennis tournament

The Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex is all set to host the 2014 Qatar Open, with the world’s number one ranked player Rafael Nadal of Spain headlining the tournament this year.

Also set to compete from tomorrow are Spain’s David Ferrer, the third highest ranked males singles tennis player in the world, and Andy Murray of the UK, who stands at number four in international rankings. Murray has won two past titles in Doha, in 2008 and 2009.

Richard Gasquet of France – ranked world number nine – is the defending champion at the Qatar Open, having beaten Nikolay Davydenko of Russian at the last tournament in Jan. 2013.

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