World 2-ranked Roger Federer won the Qatar ExxonMobil Open title hammering former champ Nikolay Davydenko 63, 64 in the final of the MEN'S ATP
stop in Doha.
The Swiss player captured the crown for the third time, post successive trophies in '05 and '06, making Fed the first three-time winner in event. The triumph designated 67 Tour trophies for the Swiss Maestro, who picked up 250 ATP Ranking points as well as $177, 000 in prize winnings.
Also, the title in Doha presents Roger the best in preparation for the Aussie Open in Melbourne, which takes place soon. Fed is the former champ in Melbourne as he looks for a 17th Major singles trophy.
The No. 2 seed Fed was daunting on serve during the event, only dropping service once in 42 serve games to get to the championship match, and was equally as extraordinary against The Russian. Federer did not face a break point and won 79 percent of first serve pts.
The basel native made a fast start to the contest, leaping to a 3-0 cushion prior to ending out the first set on serve. Davy was pressured to manufacture close to his best tennis to stay in the game with Fed in the second set, but his resistance collasped in the 9th game as Federer broke to love before wrapping up the trophy in 79 minutes. Roger is now 23-3 at the tourney.
So Roger is the winner! Great news!
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