Mubadala Tennis Championship – a spectacle of Tennis

The soaring nation of the United Arab Emirates is indeed taking the limelight in so many areas. It boasts architecture that is simply out of this world and hosts an array of exhibitions, performances and even sporting events. There is not a single quiet month in the UAE. Every month bustles with some sort of activity and every month enjoys planeloads of visitors. Tourism is a flourishing industry in the UAE. With all the perks that await anyone stepping into this land of luxury, this fact really comes as no surprise.

The locals are huge sports fans. Soccer is the primary game that they have loved over decades but of late this list is expanding. Since the year 2009 Abu Dhabi has played host to the World Tennis Championship that is also referred to as the Mubadala World Tennis Championship . This event is a singles tennis exhibition tournament that has enhanced the sport of Tennis in UAE in a big way. The tournament is a major event in the Abu Dhabi calendar and this in itself is quite a huge crowd puller. The event is scheduled to take place between the 26th and 28th December and the World’s number one player Novak Djokovic will be back in Abu Dhabi to defend his Mubadala Championship that he has proudly held for a good 3 years.

This Championship Tennis tournament draws in participants from all nations around the world and takes place in the highest of standards. The location of the event is the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex found in the Zayed Sports City. Every year the tournament is a ravenous battle where players fight for the US $250,000 ‘winner takes all’ grand prize. In addition to the nail biting tournament, there is ample activity behind the scenes as well. You can watch plenty of off-court Tennis action in the Village, see player’s coach tennis clinics, get autographs signed and the kids will surely love the question time.

After all the exciting matches, come home to the Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Middle East. These UAE hotels with its many perks and unmatched luxury, is one of the finest Middle East hotels there is.

 

Pushpitha Wijesinghe is an experienced independent freelance writer. He specializes in providing a wide variety of content and articles related to the travel hospitality industry.

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