Federer reclaims Dubai title

The ever dependable Federer Express delivered again when he overcame a spirited challenge from red-hot Youzhny to reclaim the Dubai Duty Free Open title he lost last year to Nadal. This is Federer's fourth Dubai title in five years. The straight-set victory is also his 41st consecutive match that he has won since losing to Andy Murray in Cincinnati late last year, drawing him level with Bjorn Borg for the fourth-longest winning streak in history.

As usual, despite a few hiccups in his game, Federer still found a way to win the points that mattered. As he did in previous rounds, he struggled with his serve at the beginning of the match but managed to level the match in the fourth game of the first set. Then he failed to serve out the first set but won it just the same by breaking Youzhny's serve in the next game. He also had several match points on Youzhy's serve when leading 5-2 in the second set and eventually had to serve for the match.