Breaking Down Roger Federer’s Dubai Open Victory

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Published: March 2, 2015

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Resilience is often one of sport's most lauded abilities, and Roger Federer is continuing to prove he's the master of it. Winning his seventh Dubai Open title in style, he reignited the belief that 2015 could be a huge year for the Swiss star.

Overcoming Novak Djokovic in the final 6-3 7-5, the Swiss star made light work of what's normally an intense battle. 

Before the showpiece event, the 33-year-old also beat Borna Coric, Richard Gasquet, Fernando Verdasco and Mikhail Youzhny to ensure he remained on course to take home his second piece of silverware in 2015.

All in all, it was a great tournament for Federer, as he showed us all what we had been missing earlier in the year. Back with a bang, he played some tremendous tennis, even managing to serve the 9,000th ace of his career, an achievement that was honoured in style by the Dubai Tennis Championship's Twitter account.



No doubt, he will have gone some distance to restoring faith in his ability to mix it with the best and the new.

But just how did he do it, and what does it really mean for his future?

 

Federer Has Recovered from Aussie Open Heartbreak

January was a torrid month for the world No. 2. Dumped out of the Australian Open by Andreas Seppi, the four-time winner Down Under seemed to be on the cusp of a career meltdown. Questions were quickly asked of his ability as he floundered and failed to entertain.

Since then, he's answered any lingering doubts resoundingly.

Blasting past Mikhail Youzhny and Fernando Verdasco in the opening rounds, Federer's tennis was fluid and spectacular. It was vintage stuff from the 17-time Grand Slam winner.

Indeed, a recap of his highlights against Youzhny shows a player eager to prove himself once again.



Dictating the tempo of the rallies and looking motivated to wrap the tie up, there was lit...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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