Dimitrov Enjoys Acapulco Sunset; Wawrinka, Baghdatis Take Flight

  • Posted: Feb 26, 2016

Dimitrov Enjoys Acapulco Sunset; Wawrinka, Baghdatis Take Flight

It hasn’t all been about tennis for players this week. ATPWorldTour.com provides a recap of the highlights.

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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships – Dubai, U.A.E.

Novak Djokovic arrived in Dubai early for some fun at the city’s Wild Wadi Waterpark with his brother and friends. The World No. 1 enjoyed rides such as Tantrum Alley and Burj Surj. Read More

Stan Wawrinka took a zip wire over the Dubai Mall fountains. Read More

John Peers and Henri Kontinen helped out at the Tennis Emirates Coaching Clinic, giving young tennis players valuable lessons and encouragement to help improve their skills. View Photo

“It’s always good to give back to the kids, especially in Dubai because we only have the chance to come here once a year and it’s great to see the young players getting involved and enjoying the game,” said Peers.

Jamie Murray, Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau led a clinic for over 1,200 local school children at J.P. Morgan Kids’ Day. View Photo

“It was good fun, a lot of kids came out and there was a great energy out there,” said Murray. “The kids played well, some good young talent out there.”

Tomas Berdych took a journey behind-the-scenes at the tournament from the practice courts to the gym facilities and players’ lounge. View Photo

Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi took to the court with over 110 children in the Dubai Duty Free Special Needs clinic. “I’ve done a few other kids events but this one stands apart because so many kids were involved and it’s a phenomenal initiative by the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. This event is a great way to make the kids feel like part of the society and I am really happy to participate,” he said. View Photo

Malek Jaziri and Marcos Baghdatis spent the afternoon at the Emirates Aviation College and experienced piloting the Airbus A380 – the world’s largest passenger aircraft. View Photo

Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Acapulco, Mexico

Grigor Dimitrov, Bernard Tomic, Jeremy Chardy, Santiago Gonzalez and Denis Kudla were among the players to attend the players’ party, where we gave Steve Johnson the microphone for an ATP World Tour Uncovered exclusive. Watch Video

Gonzalez joined David Ferrer for mini tennis at the dock of the Mexican naval base, Fort San Diego. They also took a tour of a sailboat that has voyaged around the world. View Photo

Donald Young and Ryan Harrison participated in autograph sessions.

Victor Estrella Burgos met with a group of 25 local school children and conducted a Q&A session with them on all things tennis. View Photo

Doubles duo Santiago Gonzalez and Mariusz Fyrstenberg participated in a baby turtle release at the beach in Acapulco, and then later rode moto quad runners together, along with Santiago’s son & family. View Photo

Brasil Open – Sao Paulo, Brazil

Marcelo Melo, Bruno Soares, Thomaz Bellucci, Andre Sao, Paolo Lorenzi and Pablo Cuevas were among the players to attend the Sponsors Cocktail Party, while Pablo Carreno Busta, Marcel Granollers, Blaz Rola, Inigo Cervantes and Gastao Elias were among those to attend the Players’ Dinner.

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