Doubles Champs Visit Kids' Clinic In Dubai

A host of the ATP World Tour’s leading doubles stars, including Jamie Murray and top seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau, took part in a tennis clinic as part of J.P. Morgan Kids’ Day at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday. The trio’s visit was a highlight for the children from 25 local schools participating in the two-hour long clinic.

“It was good fun, a lot of kids came out and there was a great energy out there,” said Murray, who is competing this week with Tommy Robredo. “The guys ran it really well and all the kids seemed to love it. The kids played well, some good young talent out there.”

In first-round doubles action, Roberto Bautista Agut and Joao Sousa downed Ukrainian pairing Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 2-6, 6-2, 10-8.

At the Brasil Open, in Sao Paulo, Argentines Federico Delbonis and Diego Schwartzman scored a 6-3, 6-4 win over Facundo Bagnis and Inigo Cervantes.