Federer and Djokovic to meet in Dubai final


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 28 Feb 2015

Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to Borna Coric of Croatia during their Semi-Final match at the ATP Championships tennis tournament in Dubai, February 27, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

DUBAI (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic beat Tomas Berdych 6-0 5-7 6-4 at the Dubai Championships on Friday to set up a dream final with Roger Federer.

The 27-year-old Djokovic entered Friday's contest with a 17-2 winning record against Berdych and the Serb dominated from the outset, breaking his Czech opponent three times in a 23-minute first set whitewash.

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