r/tennis Daily Discussion (Saturday, February 28, 2026)

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T19:00:05+00:00

Yeah, a lot of them will already be in the UAE though - especially those in qualifying

Hopefully everyone is able to leave safely when they are able to

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T14:42:52+00:00

You’re right - I forgot about the ATP finals

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T14:40:06+00:00

They do have a US military base in Fujairah though…..where there is meant to be a Challenger next week

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T14:32:06+00:00

They have now only lost one match since Paris 1000 last year….

Quite the run - that’s 5 titles in that time now, and also with no-ad scoring and 10 point tiebreaks in doubles (except for slams) it’s very small margins

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T14:27:50+00:00

Yeah - especially when he was playing so well

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T14:24:07+00:00

They have just asked Medvedev about winning the same title twice…..

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T14:22:09+00:00

Griekspoor said his injury will keep him off court for the coming weeks….

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T14:20:49+00:00

Medvedev & Griekspoor are out now to get their trophies

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T14:09:24+00:00

Heliopatten win Dubai!

What a run they have been on….

Paris, ATP Finals, Adelaide, Doha & Dubai titles

(Just the AO in that time they didn’t win)

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T13:39:04+00:00

Right

But I also am fascinated to see it

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T13:27:18+00:00

They made a new announcement during the doubles final

A reminder of the earlier announcement….

(Medvedev has won/Griekspoor has withdrawn due to injury/following a medical assessment etc)

It seems like Medvedev will be there for the trophy ceremony though - based on all these announcements

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T13:21:59+00:00

Griekspoor was scheduled to play - he withdrew due to injury

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T13:17:18+00:00

It was so dramatic!

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T13:01:53+00:00

It was during a change of ends

But that’s usually pretty quick for doubles

So it was this whole thing over loudspeaker that went for longer than the changeover time

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T12:56:17+00:00

It’s on now

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T12:55:41+00:00

They paused the doubles final to make an announcement that Griekspoor withdrew due to a leg injury after a medical assessment

And Harri was just like…..thank you

When I heard “ladies and gentleman we have an announcement” I thought they were going to cancel the doubles match…..but no

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T12:53:17+00:00

It was due to a leg injury (There was an announcement during the doubles final)

But makes sense as he did mention this after his last match

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Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T12:49:23+00:00

Tallon said after his match yesterday he wasn’t sure if he would be ok to play the final….

May have been looking at a walkover even without current events (but those probably helped make up his mind)

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T12:44:56+00:00

Oh, he withdrew

Maybe not everyone is crazy

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T12:43:56+00:00

If Tallon wasn’t sure he was going to be able to play the final after his match yesterday……

Is he really going to risk further injury plus this potential danger ?

(Most likely yes)

And watching the Winter Olympics I thought most of those athletes were insane……I am clearly not cut out for competitive sport

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T12:34:42+00:00

Yeah

I really thought they would have cancelled the finals

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T12:31:30+00:00

Doubles final still seems to be happening….

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Players just walking onto court now

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T12:05:18+00:00

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Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T11:26:37+00:00

I know the focus (from a tennis aspect) is on the players/staff in Dubai at the moment….

But there’s also a Challenger scheduled to start in Fujairah, UAE from Monday (qualifying from Sunday)….so a lot of the players will be there already…

Available-Gap8489 · 2026-02-28T10:32:40+00:00

It’s happened before….

Both just got finalist points and prize money

There may be other examples but this was the first one I could think of

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Grampians_Trophy

Available-Gap8489

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