Qatar ATP 2011

Trio Of Titles Beckons - World No. 2 Roger Federer will bid for his third title in Doha after capturing back-to-back trophies in 2005 (d. Ljubicic) and 2006 (d. Monfils). The Swiss has an 18-3 event record in five appearances.

 

Davydenko Threat - Former World No. 3 Nikolay Davydenko beat Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal back-to-back, recovering from a bagel first set against the latter, to win his 20th ATP World Tour crown in Doha last year.

 

Tsonga Fit Again - Fully recovered from the knee injury that marred the second half of his 2010 season, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will test himself against some of the world’s best players on his debut in Doha.

Player W-L Best Finish
1 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 8-3 F-'10
2 Roger Federer (SUI) 18-3 W-'06,05
3 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 0-0
4 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 17-6 W-'10
5 Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 2-1 Q-'10
6 Viktor Troicki (SRB) 3-2 S-'10
7 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 1-2 R16-'07
8 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 4-3 Q-'09,08