On the evening of February 19, Beijing time, the ATP500 Dubai station main competition signing form was announced. The tournament has attracted much attention because of Djokovic's participation, which is the world's first of the season. After missing this year's Australian Open, Djokovic will defend his world number one position in Dubai.
Djokovic's opponent in the first round will be World No. 57 Musetti, who played in the tournament with a wild card. The under-20-year-old Musetti is the best of the new generation, having met germany once at last year's French Open, when he even won the first two sets.
Djokovic's opponents in the second round are also difficult to deal with, and he will face the winner of the Australian hare DeMinal and the Russian Khachanov. Djokovic has played Khachanov five times, he has won four games, and he has never met with Deminarl.
Djokovic in the quarter-finals could face either Agut or Cilic. Djokovic has played Agut 12 times and he has the upper hand with a 9-3 loss. However, in the last four matches between the two sides, Agut has won 2. Djokovic and Cilic have fought each other 20 times, and he has an absolute advantage of 18 wins and 2 losses.
In the semi-finals, Djokovic's seeded opponents were Alias sim and Shapovalov. Both Canadians have improved significantly this season, and the two have teamed up to win the ATP Cup for Canada. Aliasim just won his first career Tour title in Rotterdam last week, while Shapovalov played Nadal in five sets at the previous Australian Open.
Djokovic may be waiting for Djokovic in the final, which may be rublev, Hulkach, Sina or Karatsev, all of whom are not easy to deal with, in addition to Djokovic's old rival Murray, who won a regular wild card in Dubai, and Murray will play against a qualifier in the first round.
If Djokovic wants to hold the world number one, he needs to fight for the title in Dubai. In the same week's match in Acapulco, Mexico, if Medvedev finally wins the championship, no matter what Djokovic achieves in Dubai, his world number one throne will not be guaranteed.