The Swiss will meet Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in first-round action at Dubai.

Eight Top 15 players will descend on Dubai next week for the men’s portion of the two-week tennis festival known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

The Women put on an incredible show, with Belinda Bencic capping off a brilliant run by defeating Petra Kvitova in the final and, based on the loaded men’s singles draw, the ATP side of things promises to be every bit as spectacular.

Seven-time champion Roger Federer, seeded second, will begin his bid for his 100th career title with a tough first-round clash with Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber.

Federer could face Fernando Verdasco in the second round and Milos Raonic in the quarters, if seeds hold.

If you want to know more about Federer and his plans for the clay this spring, check out Reem Abulleil’s column with quotes from Federer from Dubai.

Roger Federer says his decision to play on the clay this year isn't because he's planning his farewell tour.

"This doesn't mean this is my last clay court season, whatever, or I had to play one more time before I retired. That was not the thinking."https://t.co/1UW95UWI4q

— Reem Abulleil (@ReemAbulleil) February 24, 2019

Kei Nishikori is the top seed and the Japanese star will face Benoit Paire in his first round. Nishikori could face last week’s Marseille champion Stefanos Tsitsipas if the seeds hold.

See the full Dubai draw below to find out where the other seeds have landed in this stacked 500-level draw.

Dubai draw features:

Fed v Kohlscreiber r1
Khachanov v Basilashvili r1
Cilic v Monfils r1 pic.twitter.com/WmgHtwa23G

— Chris Oddo (@TheFanChild) February 23, 2019

The Argentine says he needs to rest his right knee and plans to return to action at Indian Wells. After falling in three sets to American Mackenzie McDonald in Delray Beach on Friday night, Juan Martin del Potro has announced that he won’t defend his title in Acapulco.

The World No.4, who wore heavy strapping on his right knee during his quarter-final with McDonald on Friday, says he needs to rest the knee and hopes to be fit to play at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in early March.

Juan Martin Del Potro has announced he has withdrawn from Acapulco…He won the tournament last year…Said his knee needs rest for Indian Wells #ATP

— John Horn (@SportsHorn) February 23, 2019

Del Potro on his injured knee.."The doctor says if I want to be 100% it will need time. But I don't want to be at home anymore watching the tournaments on TV because I had this in the past & it was really bad to me. But in this condition it's not easy to play my best level" #ATP

— John Horn (@SportsHorn) February 23, 2019

Del Potro fractured his right patella last October at Shanghai and played his first tour-level matches this week at Delray Beach. He won two rounds but needed more tape on the knee each round. On Friday he was hobbled and it was clear that he was not moving anywhere near 100 percent.

"The doctors say I need time if I want to be 100 per cent, but I don’t want to be home watching the tournaments on TV,” Del Potro told ATPWorldTour.com. “I’ve done that before and it was really bad for me,” he said. “I wanted to do a big effort tonight. I fought until the last ball and had many opportunities, but it’s hard to win matches when you can’t move at 100 per cent."