Wawrinka and Tsonga visit National Museum of Qatar

DOHA — A trip to Doha these days is not complete without visiting the brand new National Museum of Qatar. Stan Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga crossed that off their list early on Sunday.

"I've been here since a few days now I'm happy to see a little bit something else than tennis court and hotel," Wawrinka said. "[I'm] trying to do some other activities."

They warmed up for their week by playing a little bit of mini-tennis in front of the structure.

The 40,000 square-foot museum opened last March. Wawrinka and Tsonga are in Doha for the ATP 250 Qatar ExxonMobile Open, which Tsonga won in 2012 and Wawrinka finished as a finalist in 2008.

Wawrinka arrived in Doha early, and has taken advantage of what Qatar has to offer.

"It was great fun and I enjoyed it a lot, it was something very cool to do," Wawrinka said.

Both will take advantage of a slightly weaker-than-usual draw, with past champions like Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Gael Monfils and Roberto Bautista Agut playing the ATP Cup in Australia.