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Mai Dubai bats for healthy hydration
DUBAI, January 25, 2021 Mai Dubai, the bottled water company, announced that for the fourth consecutive year it will keep some of the world’s best cricket players hydrated as the ‘Official Water Partner’ of the upcoming season of the Abu Dhabi T10. The popular sport event will take place from January 28th to February 6th, 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The competition is supported by the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi Sports Council, and Abu Dhabi Cricket. As part of its continuous efforts to promote healthy hydration among sports enthusiasts, Mai Dubai has been at the forefront of providing high quality drinking water during major global sports events in the country. It was the first brand to lend its support to the Tournament at its inception in 2017, and continued backing the event in the years that followed.
Tournaments in Singapore and Marbella granted single-year licences for 2021
The ATP has issued updates to the 2021 ATP Tour calendar alongside measures to create increased playing opportunities, in the face of scheduling challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The updates are headlined by the addition of two new ATP 250 events, granted as single-year licences for the 2021 season, in Singapore, following the conclusion of the Australian Open, and Marbella, following the Miami Open presented by Itau, from 5 April.
Other measures to create additional playing opportunities include the expansion of the Singles Main Draw/Qualifying Draw size at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships from 32/16 to 48/24, while the Qualifying Draw size at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel will increase from 16 to 32. In addition, qualifying draw sizes at ATP 250 Cordoba Open, Argentina Open (Buenos Aires) and Chile Dove Men+Care Open (Santiago) are also to be expanded from 16 to 32.