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Federer, Djokovic in summit clash
Roger Federer reached the final of Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-2 7-5 victory over unseeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the second semi-final.
The Swiss great will face world number two Novak Djokovic in Saturday’s final,
in a replay of their Australian Open semi-final in January.
The world number two blew Gasquet away in the opening set, breaking twice as the Frenchman sat on the baseline and struggled to put top-seeded Federer under any consistent pressure.
Gasquet came into the match on a run of seven straight defeats against four-times Dubai champion Federer, and made the worst possible start on a typically sweltering night in the Gulf Emirate - dropping his opening service game in the face Federer’s aggressive net play.
Gasquet - 26 places lower than Federer in the world rankings - looked limp throughout the opening set, looping groundstrokes from behind the baseline and watching as Federer slammed them back over the net with venom, and the 24-year-old was broken again in the seventh game of the set.
The Frenchman made more of a fight of the semi-final in the second set — finally forcing a break of serve to go 5-3 up - but failed to make the most of the opportunity, surrendering a quick-fire double break as Federer secured his place in the final.
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