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Medvedev's Horrid Dubai Escape
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March 05, 2026 | Edition #397
It’s been several days since a number of tennis players found themselves stuck in Dubai amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the region. After multiple attempts to leave and make their way to the BNP Paribas Open, Daniil Medvedev and several others have finally managed to depart. That said, leaving the city during the heightened tensions was far from straightforward.
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On March 5, 2006, Rafael Nadal, ended Federer’s 56-match hardcourt winning streak at Dubai Open. The Spaniard defeated his great rival and the defending champion 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 53 minutes, claiming the 13th ATP title and the fourth consecutive on hard courts. A foot injury forced Nadal to skip all the events between Madrid at the end of 2005 and Marseille in February, competing at only for the second time after a comeback and highly motivated to make some ground after skipping significant events like the Masters Cup and Australian Open.
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