World #2 Roger Federer collected the Doha ExxonMobil Open trophy beating 2010 champ Nikolay Davydenko 3 and 4 in the championship match of the men’s ATP event in Doha.
Fed captured the championship for the third time, post consecutive victories in 05 and 06, earning Federer the first three-time winner in event. The triumph designated 67 ATP titles for the Swiss Maestro, who picked up 250 Computer points in addition to $177, 000 in prize earnings.
Furthermore, the title in The Middle East gives Raja the very best possible prep for the Australian, which takes place shortly. The Basel native is the defending champion in Melbourne as he seeks a 17th Slam singles win.
The No. 2 seed Federer was tight on serve during the event, only getting broken once in 42 service games to get to the championship match, and was just as remarkable against The Russian. Federer did not encounter a break point and won 79 per cent of points behind his first serve.
Federer made a quick start to the showdown, jumping to a 3-0 edge before closing out the opening set on serve. Nikolay was pushed to create close to his best tennis to stay in the game with Raja in the second, but his challenge fell apart in the 9th game as Fed broke at love before wrapping up the trophy in 1-hour, 19-minutes. Raja is now 23-3 at the tourney.
And so Federer is victorious! Super news!
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