Tennis Tournament in Dubai

First ticket! My cousin is a tennis fanatic and he stood in line for hours, starting at 4:30am, to get the first tickets!
Tennis grounds
Sand getting swept off the court; Dubai is a desert, but you don't realize how much sand blows around in the city until you physically see something like this.
Marcos Bhagdatis
Stadium lit up at night
Mikhail Youzny

Every year, Dubai hosts the Dubai Tennis Championships. It sells out every year, but I got really lucky and a cousin had an extra ticket for both the quarters and semis. I got to see Djokovic play twice, including a 3 hour semifinal with Djokovic against Bhagdatis. The stadium is small, so it's really easy to get awesome seats. The whole complex is really nice, and anyone can walk around outside the stadium. There were a couple bars and restaurants and some amazing street food, including Indian food. I had some fresh pani puri and a beer in between one of the matches!