ATP - Dubai 1R complete

First round completed in Dubai.

2021 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - an ATP 500 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, in Doha, Qatar, 14-20 March 2021.

2020 champion (not defending):

Novak Djokovic (1) who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) 6-3 6-4

10th seed Borna Coric withdrew after the main draw was published due to a shoulder injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Lorenzo Giustino.

Giustino received the first round bye originally given to Coric.

First round results:

- Qualifier Lloyd Harris defeated qualifier Christopher O’Connell 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1

- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina defeated lucky loser Radu Albot 6-4 6-4

- Aljaz Bedene defeated qualifier Yuki Bhambri 3-6 6-1 6-4

- Kei Nishikori defeated Reilly Opelka 3-6 6-3 6-4

- Jan-Lennard Struff defeated qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-2

- Richard Gasquet defeated Marco Cecchinato 6-4 6-2

- Jeremy Chardy defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3 3-6 6-4

- Wildcard Alexei Popyrin defeated wildcard Dennis Novak 7-6(3) 7-5

- Qualifier Bernabe Zapata Miralles defeated John Millman 6-4 6-4

- Wildcard Aslan Karatsev defeated Egor Gerasimov 6-4 6-4

- Alexander Bublik defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4 7-6(4)

- Marton Fucsovics defeated Vasek Pospisil 2-6 7-5 6-4

- Wildcard Malek Jaziri defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3-3 (retired)

- Qualifier Emil Ruusuvuori defeated Jordan Thompson 6-3 7-6(5)