DUBAI: Roger Federer's in defense of Dubai Open title reached a dramatic result in the semi-finals after he failed to convert about three match points against Tomas Berdych, the man who additionally upset him in the us Open.
The entire world number six from Czech Republic thrillingly flipped the match around after having a neck-and-neck 2nd set tie-break, happening to gain 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4 from the five-time champion and established a final against Novak Djokovic.The Serbian world number one extended his unbeaten go to 17 suits and achieved the 55th final of his career having a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) win over Juan Martin Del Potro, the former US Open champion from Argentina.
Federer was on the verge of success at 6-4 as well as 8-7 inside the tie break, with the second of the actual three point coming on his assist, only for Berdych to somehow enter into a rally and win it with some crazy ground strokes.
One break of serve halfway through the final set then proven decisive, as Federer gambled on rushing the net instead of continuing the actual bruising baseline exchanges which characterised the 1st two sets.
