Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has been beaten in straight sets by world number three Novak Djokovic in the final in the Dubai tennis championships.
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The Serbian played an impressive match to win 6-3, 6-3. The victory follows on from Djokovic’s defeat of Federer in the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January, also in straight sets.
Djokovic outplayed the Swiss maestro and world number two in the first set and recovered from 1-3 down in the second as Federer displayed constant problems with his timing and rhythm.
Djokovic wins the $1.6-million (SFr1.5 million) event for the third time in a row.
Federer had enjoyed some time off with his family following his defeat in Melbourne and last won in Dubai in 2007.
“I had a tough start and a tough end but Novak played a solid tournament all the way through and deserved to win,” said Federer. “It was a tough end for me but still a great tournament.”
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