FACE IN SEMIFINALS OF A RUSSIAN TOURNAMENT OF EXHIBITION IN ABU DHABI
The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, number one world ranking, opened the campaign with an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi bringing together most of the best players in the men's circuit but his first appointment of substance will be next week in Qatar.
The Mallorcan will start this competition measured in the semifinals Russian Nikolay Davydenko while on the other side sought a post in the final the Swiss Roger Federer, who also goes directly to semifinals, and Britain's Andy Murray.
Federer-Murray, the other semifinal Davydenko intersects with Nadal after overcoming the American Andy Roddick 6-4 with a double while Murray, one of the great expectations of the season, did the same with James Blake to 6-2. The Russian, a finalist last Masters in Shanghai in November, was very aggressive entry before a hesitant Roddick.
Before beginning the official tournament on Sunday in Brisbane, Federer and Nadal could contest the first final of the season, before moving to Qatar, while in Chennai will long Davydenko and Carlos Moya from Monday.