Richard is back in action next week at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.

Dubai has attracted eight of the world's top ten players. Richard is seeded seventh and will face Dmitry Tursunov in the first round.

Full singles draw

This is Richard's first appearance in Dubai.

Richard is also teaming up with the French wizard, Fabrice Santoro, in the doubles event. In the first round, they will face Ferrer and Verdasco.