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Tennis fan or not, cancel your plans for the coming weekend because you wouldn\u2019t do NOT want to miss this.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The 11th edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship is being held in Abu Dhabi this coming weekend<\/h3>\n
And it’s gonna be an absolute cracker.<\/p>\n
For tennis fans and ERRYONE.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
While the matches are the super-high profile, and exciting, it’s also a fun day out for everyone thanks to the Tennis Village, International Tennis Centre at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi – think exclusive meet & greets with the world\u2019s biggest tennis stars, live music, good food and so much more.<\/p>\n
\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/serena-williams-australian-open-DN8Rix6kNT2Sc\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And if you are the biggest tennis fan in the world (but, seriously, who DOESN\u2019T want to see Serena Williams play?), there is also a lot more than just matches going on.<\/p>\n<h3>There will be PLENTY of live music and a lot of food and drinks related entertainment<\/h3>\n<p>This includes a live cooking show alongside Kevin Anderson and Pat Cash, AND some of the world’s best tennis players cooking tennis-themed dishes- YES YOU HEARD RIGHT.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets start from just AED100 (!!!) and children age 2-12 years can enter for free along with the purchase of an adult ticket.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BrBLnbyA91u\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BrBLnbyA91u\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by MWTC (@mubadalatennis)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-12-05T20:06:56+00:00\">Dec 5, 2018 at 12:06pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunitcontainer\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Expect a lot of firsts – both, on the court and on the sidelines<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The line-up already includes some of tennis\u2019 finest including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, AND Venus Williams.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important information: this is going to be the first time Serena and Venus Williams will be battling it out in Abu Dhabi.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There will ALSO be a Q&A session with Venus Williams and four local athletes – Zahra Lari (local figure skater), Fatima Alamri (local basketball player), Nouf Alazi (local football player) and Fatima Alali (local ice hockey player).<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/MP1kygLQzjCve\" width=\"480\" height=\"271\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/the-office-tell-me-more-MP1kygLQzjCve\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can also expect to see MWTC champion and 2018 Wimbledon finalist Kevin Anderson, 2018 French Open Finalist Dominic Thiem (8), Karen Khachanov (11) and Hyeon Chung (25) on the courts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"contentimage\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" alt=\"Mwtc6 Lr\" src=\"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2018\/12\/_blogWide\/MWTC6_LR.JPG?mtime=20181223154401\"><\/figure>\n<h3>DO NOT miss this – December 27-29<\/h3>\n<p>It’s all hosted at the International Tennis Centre at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>Check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mubadalawtc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mubadalawtc.com<\/a> for deets.<\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tennis fan or not, cancel your plans for the coming weekend because you wouldn\u2019t do NOT want to miss this. 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