Dubai Tennis: Day 2 order of play as No 1 seed Kei Nishikori makes UAE debut and Marin Cilic faces Gael Monfils

No 1 seed Kei Nishikori will play his first match in the UAE on Tuesday as he begins his challenge to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the first time. The Japanese world No 6 goes up against Benoit Paire on Centre Court at the Dubai Duty Tennis Stadium, with the action expected to start around 4pm. In the evening session's main match, No 3 seed and 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic faces Gael Monfils, an opponent he has never won against in three previous meetings. Starts 2pm Ricardo Berankis v Daniil Medvedev (8) Not before 4pm (1) Kei Nishikori v Benoit Paire Not before 7pm (3) Marin Cilic v Gael Monfils Matthew Ebden v Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) Starts 2pm Egor Gerasimov v Robin Haase Mohamed Safwat v Marcos Baghdatis Tomas Berdych v IIya Ivashka (6) Borna Coric v Mikhail Kukushkin

Dubai Tennis: Day 2 order of play as No 1 seed Kei Nishikori makes UAE debut and Marin Cilic faces Gael Monfils

A rundown of all the action scheduled for Tuesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium