Brady ready to impress again at Dubai Tennis Championships

Australian Open finalist Jennifer Brady is ready to launch another determined bid to claim the Dubai Duty Free Championships title when play gets under way at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium on March 7.

The gritty American made a huge impact when she competed last year, successfully negotiating the qualifying rounds without dropping a set and then advancing all the way to the semi-finals with victory over 2017 and 2018 Dubai winner Elina Svitolina and a dramatic quarter-final win over former Wimbledon and French Open champion Garbine Muguruza.

"Jennifer Brady's quarterfinal victory over Garbine Muguruza last year was one of the highlights of the tournament," Colm McLoughlin,

Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free said. "The match ended 6-4 in the final set and had us all on the edge of our seats until the very end. She has continued to entertain us ever since with many excellent performances, and her success in reaching the final of the Australian Open was richly deserved." Brady had already claimed victory over world No. 1 Ash Barty in Brisbane before arriving in Dubai last year, and after her fine run to the

Dubai semi-finals she continued to impress. In her first tournament back after disruption to the tournament schedule due to the pandemic she swept all the way to the title in Lexington, winning all five of her matches in straight sets. That was followed by a semifinal finish at the US Open, where she defeated Grand Slam winner Angelique Kerber before falling to eventual champion Naomi Osaka, and another semi-final finish in Ostrava.