CAMELOT FANTASIES

Yes, Lady TT, and that match made it difficult for him today.

It was a struggle following yesterday's big match with Djokovic only 22 hours before.  Federer clearly looked drained, and struggled with his serve throughout the first 1/2 of the match.  Forturnately for him, Berdych, while somewhat fresher, also looked nervous in the key points.  Federer gutted it out and won it, and at the end had more winners than errors. 

Berdych couldn't deal with it at the end.  He was up a set and a break in the second, but Federer broke back, and then broke again to take the second set, and Berdych lost some confidence and was quickly down 4-1 and 5-2 in the decider.

Not a pretty match by any standards, but Federer got it done and won a record 6th Dubai title.

Congratulations to him and his supporters.
Condolences to Tomas Berdych and his fans.

Respectfully,
masterclass

Thanks for the condolences. I was hoping that Tomas would finally put himself in a position to compete for majors, but with an effort like that, he gets what he gets.

I did not know he was up a set and a break. Still not enough fighting spirit.

Federer took advantage and rightly so.