Djokovic eliminates Troicki in Dubai

Djokovic, Del Potro winners in

Dubai Duty Free Tennis 

Championships

By Jawad Bisharat

Two Serbians took center stage today at the Dubai 

duty-free tennis championships. 

Novak Djokovic and Victor Troicki played a 2 set match that lasted 1:07. Troicki's came into the match 

ranked # 44 in the world and a 1-12 record against his countryman Novak Djokovic. 

Djokovic who hit 6 aces controlled the match from the beginning and gave Troicki very little 

room to breath. Djokovic's consistent play and unmatchable defense helped seal the first 

set 6-1.

Troicki however made the 2nd set more competitive when there was a slight kink in Djokovic's 

armor at 4-3 serving. Troicki broke Djokovic to level the set at 4-4. But in the end Djokovic 

proved too tough as he always does to break Troicki right back and served out the match to 

win 6-1 6-4.

Other results included Juan Martin Del Potro winning a very tight 3rd set tiebreaker over 

Marcos Baghdatis 4-6 6-4 7-6(4). And in a surprising result Nikolay Davydenko took out 

Serbian Janko Tipsarevic 6-0 7-5.

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BENNETEAU, Del potro in ABN AMRO FINAL 

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Julien Benneteau and Juan Martin del Potro will decide who will become the winner of the 40th edition of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. After his sensational victory over Roger Federer, the Frenchman again caused a surprise in the semi-final by beating fifth-seeded Gilles Simon: 6-4, 7-6 (2).

The final against Del Potro will be Benneteau’s eight ever in the ATP World Tour. However, on all seven previous occasions the Frenchman ended empty-handed.

In the opening set both players reached a high level. Until the ninth game they kept their service games quite easily. Then Simon, number fourteen of the world, got broken by Benneteau who after that took the set win. "I didn’t reach the level of my match against Roger Federer, but I don’t care, I’m in the final”, Benneteau stated afterwards. “It was a tough match. It’s never easy to play against someone you know well. I sometimes practice with Gilles and we’re both on the French Davis Cup team."

In the first game of the second set it looked like Simon was going to retire. He reached out for his hamstring. It was the first sign of an injury. After the fifth game, with a 3-2 lead, he received treatment by a physiotherapist outside the court. Simon showed resilience, but in the tiebreak Benneteau was too strong.

Del Potro and Benneteau have never met before at the ATP World Tour. Benneteau: "Against a top ten player like Del Potro I’ve got nothing to lose. Rotterdam is a nice place for my first tournament win."

French tennis players historically perform well in Ahoy. In the past players like Cedric Pioline (2000), Nicolas Escudé (2001 and 2002) and Michael Llodra (2008) triumphed in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. Benneteau could be the fourth French player to do so.

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Del Potro, Dimitrov to face in semi-finals

Del Potro, Dimitrov to face in semi-finals
by Jawad Bisharat

A strong finish for Grigor Dimitrov helped him to beat Marcos Baghdatis 6-7(4), 7-6(0), 6-3 on Friday in the quarter-finals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.

"I definitely had to fight with myself in the second set, I lost focus a little bit," said Dimitrov. "The match went through a lot of phases and I was happy I got out of it. I knew if I kept my composure on court and was able to play decent shots, I knew I could get the second set and eventually the match. It's never easy to play against a good friend."

Dimitrov is through to his second semi-final this season having reached ATP World Tour final at the Brisbane International having beat Baghdatis in the semi-finals.

Dimitrov will face second seed Juan Martin del Potro, who defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-4. Del Potro served 10 aces in his victory and looks forward to his semi-final match with Dimitrov

Later action will include Roger Federer looking to stay on track to defend his title at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.

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Federer onto quarter finals at ABN AMRO

Federer onto quarter finals
By Jawad Bisharat

Returning champion Roger Federer is set to play Julien Bunneteau in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament quarter finals on Friday. Federer made quick work of the wild card Thiemo de Bakker 6-3 6-4 in just over an hour.

Other action included Nieminen who reached his third ATP quarter final this season with a hard fought 3 set win over German qualifier Mattias Bachinger 6-3 5-7 6-3. Del Petro also moved on to the quarter finals with a win over under preforming Ernest Gulbis. Del Potro will face Nieminen tomorrow.

Although Marcos Baghdatis had a perfect record going into his match against Richard Gasquet he was considered the underdog. Proving the critics wrong Baghdatis dismissed the 4th seed 6-4 6-4 to also move onto the quarter finals.

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