Roger Federer was the dominant figure in men’s tennis between 2004 and 2007, winning an incredible 42 ATP titles and losing 24 matches! The Swiss could not follow the same pace in 2008, pushed to the limits by the new generation led by Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.Novak dethroned Roger a the Australian Open, and Andy did the same in Dubai a month later. Murray toppled Federer 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 55 minutes in an unusual first-round encounter between two top-11 players! Dubai gathered powerful field that year, and Andy could not be among the seeded players despite standing on the verge of the top-10!It was their third meeting and the second win for the 20-year-old Briton, who never faced a break chance …

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