Dubai, Feb 28 (IANS): World No.1 Novak Djokovic defeated World No.8 Tomas Berdych in the smifinal, while second seed Roger Federer swept away the Dubai Duty Free Championship's surprise candidate, 18-year-old Boris Coric in a short match here.
World No.2 Federer entered the Dubai open final first by winning 6-2, 6-1 over Croatia's Coric early Friday afternoon amid cloudy, but warm weather in Dubai. Coric, nevertheless, gained ample recognition when he kicked out Englishman Andy Murray in the quarter-finals Thursday, a major surprise of the tournament, reports Xinhua.
Seventeen-time Grand Slam champion Federer could win his seventh title in Dubai Saturday.