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 WEEKEND PREVIEW: DJOKOVICS DUBAI DEFENSE, FERREROS STREAK, VENUS IN ACAPULCO

Will Ferrero win his third title in a row? Will Venus win a title on clay a week after she won one on hard courts? Will Blake win his first title since 2007? Will Nole defend a title for the first time? Is Ernests future looking up? There are lots of intriguing questions to be answered on the tennis courts this weekend. Here’s some of what we have to look forward to:

Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships – ATP
Mikhail Youzhny vs. Novak Djokovic in the final

Nole’s came back from a set down three times this week – including a three hour semi on Friday vs. Marcos Baghdatis. Youzhny just beat Novak in the semis of Rotterdam.  Their head-to-head is tied 3-3.

Acapulco – ATP:

Juan Carlos Ferrero vs. Juan Monaco (who beat top seed Verdasco in the quarters)
Fernando Gonzalez vs. David Ferrer

Acapulco – WTA:

Venus Williams vs. Edina Gallovits (Venus came back from 1-5 down in the third set of her quarterfinal vs. Spanish qualifier Laura Pous Tio.)
Carla Suárez Navarro (whoo hoo!) vs. Polona Hercog.

Delray Beach quarterfinals (listed from top to bottom of the draw)
Ernests Gulbis vs. Leonardo Mayer
Benjamin Becker vs. Jarkko Nieminen
Mardy Fish vs. Jeremy Chardy
James Blake vs. Ivo Karlovic

Malaysian Open – WTA:
Elena Dementiva vs. Magdalena Rybarikova
Alisa Kleybanova vs. Ayumi Morita

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