The first day of the March brings a fascinating sport event - the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship between Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych Saturday afternoon today.
It is third seed Berdych's second final at Dubai in a row. Berdych lost the final last year to Djokovic. However, this year fourth seed and five-time former titlist Federer replace four-time champion Djokovic, whom Federer beat in the semis. This was Federer's first win over the Serbian in 18 months. 32-year-old Federer picked up the game from a set down to secure a 3-6 6-3 6-2 victory in one hour 50 minutes to dethrone the defending champion.
Federer, who had not beaten Djokovic since the final of the 2012 Western & Southern Open, denied Djokovic the 550th match win of his career. Federer leads Djokovic 17-15 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series.
Federer leads Berdych 11-6 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, but lost to the Czech in their last meeting, a year ago, in the Dubai semi-finals.
The final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship between Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych is being played on 1 March 2014 at 15:00 GMT
It is third seed Berdych's second final at Dubai in a row. Berdych lost the final last year to Djokovic. However, this year fourth seed and five-time former titlist Federer replace four-time champion Djokovic, whom Federer beat in the semis. This was Federer's first win over the Serbian in 18 months. 32-year-old Federer picked up the game from a set down to secure a 3-6 6-3 6-2 victory in one hour 50 minutes to dethrone the defending champion.
Federer, who had not beaten Djokovic since the final of the 2012 Western & Southern Open, denied Djokovic the 550th match win of his career. Federer leads Djokovic 17-15 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series.
Federer leads Berdych 11-6 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, but lost to the Czech in their last meeting, a year ago, in the Dubai semi-finals.
The final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship between Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych is being played on 1 March 2014 at 15:00 GMT
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