Roger Federer triumphs in Dubai Tennis Championships final

Roger Federer has claimed victory in the Dubai Tennis Championships final after beating Tomas Berdych in three sets.

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Despite winning the first break in the opening set, Berdych fought back immediately before going on to win the set 6-3.

In the second set Federer produced a strong service game before breaking his opponent in the final game to make it 6-4 and level the scores.

Federer stormed ahead in the third set and broke his Czech opponent to take a 3-1 lead.

Berdych was unable to find an answer to Federer's serve as the Swiss cruised to a 6-3 win in the deciding to set, to earn a record sixth title in the Championships and his first since 2012.