Yesterday, the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Match began. Due to the withdrawal of Thiem and Ruud, the first two men's singles games were much more dull, with Murray beating Evans 6-3, 6-2, and Shapovalov sending Fritz 6-3, 6-0, both of whom showed good form at the start of the new season after a short offseason.
In addition, due to the withdrawal of US Open champion Radukannu from the new crown virus, Jabel, who replaced her, reversed Bencic 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 in the women's singles exhibition match.
So today, Abu Dhabi will have its second day of contention, with two seeded players Nadal and Rublev, two seeded players who have a first-day bye, to take on the challenges of Murray and Shapovalov respectively.
The detailed time and schedule of the competition are as follows, and iQIYI Sports has live broadcasts:
Nadal said before the game: "The only thing I want to do or what I am trying to do is to prepare everything, even if there is only a small chance to change the situation. I feel healthy and I can play here before the Australian Open starts and train here for over 20 days.
For fans, the showdown between the big four is obviously one less game to watch. Today, the ATP unveiled the Most Popular Fan of the Year Award, which Federer has won for 19 consecutive years, and when they use their time to forge brilliant honors little by little, it also means that they are getting closer and closer to the focus of saying goodbye.