Dubai ATP 500 - Final
1 Roger Federer vs 2 Novak Djokovic - H2H: 13-7
We are living in rich tennis times with quite a few ripe rivalries on the ATP.
And Roger and Novak will renew theirs in the Dubai final.
This will be the 2nd meeting this year, Novak won their Aussie Open Sf.
In fact, Novak has yet to lose a match in '11: 11-0.
Roger in turn has only lost the single match to Novak & is 14-1 on the year.
WOW: Roger has now been to the Sf's or better in his last 11 tournaments.
His last loss before the Sf's was all the way back to the Qf's at Wimbledon.
This is the 6th tournament Roger has been to at least 6 finals.
He is looking for his 5th title in Dubai. Novak is seeking a 3rd straight here.
Novak has only once beaten Roger back-to-back: in '09 at Miami & Rome.
Neither played well in Indian Wells or Miami last year so...
A real heated race for the #2 ranking will crank up in the month of March.
We're ready.
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Semifinal Results
1 Roger Federer d Richard Gasquet - 62 75
Richard was up 5-3 in the 2nd - total meltdown. Sheesh.
But hey, this result will get him a breath away from the top 20.
Where. Richard. Belongs.
2 Novak Djokovic d 3 Tomas Berdych - 67(5) 62 4-2 ret.
Awe. Just when we were getting a great match - a muscle pulls.
Get well soon Tomas.
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