Tennis: Jaziri to face Federer in Dubai

Arab number one Malek Jaziri will face a challenging task of progressing to the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after he was drawn against defending champion Roger Federer, according to Sport360. Jaziri was handed a wildcard for the event, which is set to begin tomorrow. After failing to qualify for the competition last year, he will finally make his debut in Dubai. The 29-year-old Tunisian was given a wildcard for last year’s tournament before it was taken away and handed to Novak Djokovic’s brother Marko. World number two, Federer, is a five-time champion in Dubai and is among the favourites to take home the 2013 title. Elsewhere, top seed Djokovic will kick-off his campaign against fellow Serb Viktor Troicki.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 24^th, 2013.