A year after losing the Dubai title to Tomas Berdych, Roger Federer bounced back to claim the sixth crown in the desert on March 1, 2014. Roger faced Tomas in the title clash and came from a set down to score a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory.It was Roger’s 78th ATP title, leaving John McEnroe on 77 and becoming the third-best player in the Open era behind Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl. The Swiss had struggled to deal with the world’s best players in the past year and a half, winning just one tournament after Cincinnati 2012 and entering Dubai as world no.8, his worst ranking position since November 2002! Roger kicked off the action with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Benjamin Becker, d …

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