Saturday 27 February 2016 12:06, UK
Novak Djokovic will play his first match since his Australian Open triumph at this week's Dubai Championships, live on Sky Sports.
The world No 1 defended his Melbourne title with a straight sets win over Andy Murray and will be seeking more silverware at the hard court competition.
Djokovic was beaten in last year's final by Roger Federer, who is absent due to a knee injury, and will start his campaign against Tommy Robredo on Monday.
The veteran Spaniard claimed victory in their last meeting at the Cincinnati Masters in 2014, but Djokovic has compiled a 15-match winning streak since the turn of the year.
Monday's schedule will also see fifth seed Viktor Troicki against the entertaining Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis and sixth seed Feliciano Lopez is involved in an all-Spanish battle with Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
World No 4 Stan Wawrinka has also travelled to the tournament - his first appearance in eight years - and will take on Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky later in the week.
The Swiss star should be fully aware of the threat posed by Stakhovsky as he saved two points in a three-set win at the Marseille Open, just a few days ago.
World No 8 Tomas Berdych takes on Joao Sousa in his opening clash, while eighth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber has been pitted against wild card Marsel Ilhan.
But the pick of the first round matches, will see recent Rotterdam winner Martin Klizan playing Nick Kyrgios, who claimed his maiden Tour title at the Marseille Open.
Watch live action from the Dubai Championships, with Djokovic and Baghdatis on court this Monday, starting at 10am on Sky Sports 3.
