Former World No.1 Jelena Jankovic, 2015 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships runner-up Karolina Pliskova, 2012 runner-up Julia Goerges and world no.8 Carla Suarez Navarro chat to Sport360’s Reem Abulleil at the draw ceremony ahead of next week’s tournament in Dubai.

Despite the high-profile withdrawals of top seeds Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber on Saturday, a world-class field is set to compete in Dubai.

Defending champion, Romania star Simona Halep, is now the top seed in the event which starts on Monday with world number five Garbine Muguruza of Spain moving up to second seed.

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