Alex de Minaur is one of five men in the ATP’s top25, who stands at 6 ft (183 cms) The Aussie, ranked eighth in the world, broke into the top-10 for the first time last Jan. He opens against the 6-ft-6-in veteran Marin Cilic in the first round here. Mirra Andreeva, 17, is the youngest at 17 years to clinch a WTA 1000 title since its inception 16 years ago. The Russian claimed the Dubai Duty Free tennis championship with a 7-6 (1), 6-1 win over Denmark’s Clara Tauson on Saturday evening. The 17-year-old is the only teenager in the top 100 of the WTA rankings. When the new rankings come out on Monday she will debut in theTop-10, making her the youngest to achieve that since Nicole Vaidisova nearly 19 years ago, according to a report by Sportsmail. The tournament is a 500 Series event for the men which gets underway on Monday.
