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Federer goes past Murray to win Dubai Open
Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday to win his fifth Dubai Championships title.
- Associated Press
- Updated: March 03, 2012 10:30 PM IST
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Dubai:
Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday to win his fifth Dubai Championships title.
The second-seeded Federer, who didn't drop a set all week, broke Murray to go up 6-5 and clinched the first set when the third-seeded Briton hit a forehand wide.
The two players traded breaks early in the second set before Federer broke decisively to make it 5-4. Murray saved one match point before the Swiss star hit a forehand winner into the corner for the win.
It was Federer's 72nd career title and second this year. He won last month in Rotterdam.
Topics mentioned in this article
Tennis
Roger Federer
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Novak Djokovic
Bernard Tomic
Stanislas Wawrinka
Rafael Nadal
Andy Murray
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