Djokovic crushes Federer in Dubai

Djokovic crushes Federer in Dubai

Novak Djokovic comprehensively outplayed world number two Roger Federer to seal the Dubai Duty Free Championships title.

Except for a brief period at the start of the second set when Federer gained his only break of the match, the Serbian was on top from start to finish and thoroughly deserved his 6-3 6-3 win.
Djokovic, ranked third in the world, broke in game three as much due to his opponent's mistakes as his own shot-making, as Federer sent sent a forehand long to gift the Serbian the advantage.
Federer was then forced to save two break points in a marathon game five, but, after holding, could apply no pressure on the Djokovic serve.
And Djokovic sealed the set in style as, with the Swiss struggling to control his delivery, he gained a second break in game nine to underline his dominance.
Federer regained his composure to hold in game two of the second set, then took Djokovic to deuce and gained his first break of the match courtesy of an error from his opponent.
But it was a brief patch of form for Federer, who produced another error-strewn game to allow Djokovic to break back for 3-3.
The Serbian took advantage of Federer's increasingly errant backhand to break again for 5-3, then held comfortably to seal a comprehensive victory.
Australian Open champion Djokovic described his performance in his semi-final against Tomas Berdych, who ultimately retired with an injury, as a "catastrophe".
But he was more positive in his assessment on Saturday.
"I have this feeling in my head, and it's really important to know for me that I can perform this well," said Djokovic on www.atptour.com. "This match has probably been one of the best that I played this year.
"I want to keep it up, definitely. I feel physically well, fit, mentally motivated to do even more coming up to Indian Wells and Miami where I haven't done well in the last years.
"Any time I win against Roger it's a great success because he's such a great player. We all know how mentally strong a player he is.
"To be able to win against Roger in straight sets as I did tonight is incredible, but I want to keep on going. I know that I have qualities to do even more, and that's what I want.
"I was serving really well, especially the first set, holding my serve except that one game when I got broken, confidently throughout the whole match. Just the perfect performance overall."
Federer was phlegmatic in defeat, saying: "I think Novak played well. I guess you can't win them all. I played so well in Doha in the finals, in London in the finals, in Basel in the finals. I guess I had to mess one up. It's a pity, but, look, Novak played great."

Source : ESPNSTAR