ATP Dubai

Novak Djokovic won his fourth title in Dubai and extended his consecutive match winning streak to 18 with a 7-5 6-3 working over of Tomas Berdych yesterday. Djokovic was dominant over Viktor Troicki, Robert Bautista Agut, Andreas Seppi and Juan Martin Del Potro earlier in the week and has only lost one match since his US Open final loss last year. He really looks like a cyborg out there.

 

 

Berdych knocked off Roger Federer yet again in the semis, needing 3 sets to do so. Fedex continues to struggle. Berdych also beat Rajeev Ram, Tobias Kamke and Dmitry Tursunov without dropping a set.

 

 

Mahesh Bhupathi and Michael Llodra took the doubles over Robert Lindstedt and Nenad Zimonjic.

ATP Acapulco

Rafael Nadal decimated and routed a hapless David Ferrer in Acapulco 6-0 6-2 in a match where Ferrer, who continues to struggle when faced with taking on his more famous countryman, never had a chance. It was over in just over an hour.

Nadal had it clicking and takes his second title since his return to the tour. He beat Diego Sebastian Schwartzman, Martin Alund, Leonardo Mayer and Nicolas Almagro earlier in the week. Ferrer beat Antonio Veic, Wayne Odesnik, Paolo Lorenzi, and Fabio Fognini in 3 to reach the final.

 

Lukasz Kubot and David Marrero took the doubles over the Italian duo of Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli.

The Delray final will be between Ernests Gulbis and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. A recap of that will follow later today.

—Steen Kirby

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