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The Spanish defending champion in this exhibition tournament Rafa and Federer, finalist in the quarterfinals exempt Ferrer - Tsonga and Djokovic - Monfils, the first matches Mubadala of Abu Dhabi tournament live on and RTVE.es TdP (29-31 December)

Rafa Nadal defends title in Abu Dhabi, albeit in an exhibition tournament as the Mubadala World Tennis Championship. Autosugerido name, but that sums up the issue on campus this winter, with five of his six contenders among the top ten ATP rankings.

The Spanish, current world number two, rests on the first day, as the finalist last year, it was Roger Federer, No. 3 of the ATP. They hope to rival the two quarter-final clashes.

Nadal will play on Friday 30 against the winner of the match between David Ferrer and Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Live, Thursday at 14:00 in Teledeporte and RTVE.es). Match between world number five and number six, a priori more favorable to Le Mans to be on hard courts.

Then Novak Djokovic will play world number one, and Gael Monfils, the 15th (live, Thursdays at 16:00 in Teledeporte and RTVE.es). The winner Roger Federer expect to complete the final poster.

Despite being on display and for not having the ATP ranking, the tournament serves as the first cornerstone of the tennis season and also to pocket $ 250,000 (191,181 euros) in case of winning.

This is the fourth edition of the tournament and in the previous three Rafa Nadal has been a finalist. The first was lost to Andy Murray, but won the next two against Robin Soderling Roger Federer.

The meeting, organized by the brand that sponsors the players, was played at the basketball pavilion at the University of Oregon 3 The benefits of tickets sold in less than an hour, went to a charity of University

Rafa Nadal, world number one, beat Switzerland's Roger Federer, ranked second, 7-5 in an exhibition game held in Eugene (USA) prior to the participation of both in the tournament Indian Wells.

The meeting, organized by the brand that sponsors the players, was played at the basketball pavilion at the University of Oregon.

Also faced Russia's Maria Sharapova and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, with victory of the latter by 5-4, and then there was a mixed game which also starred John McEnroe.

The benefits of tickets sold in less than an hour, went to a charity of University.

In this exhibition tournament on outdoor hard courts also participate Swiss tennis player and world number one Roger Federer, the Swede Robin Soderling, Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Russian Nikolay Davydenko.

The Spanish tennis world number two, Rafa Nadal is in Abu Dhabi to participate in the Capital World Tennis Championship to be held between 31 December and 2 January in Abu Dhabi.

In this tournament display on outdoor hard courts also participate Swiss tennis player and world number one Roger Federer, the Swede and executioner of Nadal at Roland Garros, Robin Soderling, Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Russian Nikolay Davydenko.

The system of tournament competition against Soderling faces Wawrinka and Tsonga to Davydenko in the quarterfinals, while Federer and Nadal expect the winners to face them in semifinals.

Unseeded Spaniard was brought before his trip with Carlos Moya and after the session he confessed he was "very pleased" with the work done during the month of December although he has not had many days off after winning the Davis Cup.