Novak is No Djoke!

Dubai ATP 500

Top Seeds:

1. Djokovic

2. Murray

3. Simon

4. Ferrer

5. Cilic

6. Andreev

7. Karlovic

8. Safin

My Pick: Djokovic - if he doesn't hurt his little toe
Underdog Pick: Fabrice "The Magician" Santoro

Champion: Novak Djokovic

Runner Up: David Ferrer

Djokovic d. Ferrer 7-5 6-3

Semi Finals:

Djokovic d. Simon 3-6 7-5 7-5

Ferrer d. Gasquet 6-2 6-2

With this win Djokovic keeps his ranking of top 4 somewhat secure for another few months and gains some much needed confidence. Of course had Nadal and Federer both been in this tournament the result would have been different... but you can't fault Novak for taking advantage of a great situation here.

Now the question is: Is his game back together for the year or is he still going to have some shaky results like he did at the start of the year? Time will tell, though not only is this a good tournament win, but he did so with convincing wins over Ferrer and Cilic.

OH and one final note... Gasquet, great fight against Ferrer. I'm sure he faught and clawed like a dog to win those 4 games. (he's known for such amazing effort)

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