Notes: Not the prettiest field for the million-dollar oil-laden event, as the top dogs take the exo cash this week in Abu Dhabi…”Gasquet Back!” says the ATP website!…(8) Andujar opens against the Wimbledon Nadal-killer Rosol, and (3) Kohlschreiber will likely meet Monfils in the second round…Of the seeded players, only Youzhny and Troicki have career winning records in Doha…Davydenko (2010) is the lone returning champ in the field.

Notes: Openers of interest include (3) Radwanska after a bye possibly vs. Jankovic, (17) Petrova vs. Peng, (2) Sharapova after a bye possibly vs. Lisicki; wildcards went to Kimiko Date-Krumm, Caroline Garcia, and Ayumi Morita; Maria Kirilenko was seeded but pulled with a back injury; returning champs in the field are Radwanska (2011), Sharapova (2009,’05), and Date-Krumm (1995).

Former Slam finalists Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Caroline Wozniacki lead the title charge Sunday in pro tennis.