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Dubai gets double dose of Djokovic



World No 1 Novak Djokovic will be joined by younger brother Marko in the Dubai Open this week, but despite their blood links, the duo boast radically different career records.

While Novak, 24, has five Grand Slam crowns among his 29 career titles and has pocketed more then $35 million in prize money, 20-year-old Marko has played just two main tour matches, earned $35 000 and stands at 867 in the world.

The two brothers are in different halves of the draw in Dubai, but three-time Dubai champion Novak has already called upon Marko for a scouting report on his first round opponent, Cedrik-Marcel Stebe.

"I don't know much about him. My brother, Marko, grew up with him in the juniors, so he's been telling me a little bit about him," said Djokovic on Sunday.

Marko begins his campaign against Kazakh qualifier Andrey Golubev.

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