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Federer, Roger
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Federer set the tone in the second game of the match, when Djokovic saved six break points but still couldn't ward off the break of serve.
"A good start always helps," said Federer. "That was the case today."
When Djokovic finally held serve in the sixth game of the match he could only look at the sky and smile.
He presented a tougher challenge in the second set but couldn't capitalise on a set point in the 10th game.
Federer earned the key break for a 6-5 lead before serving out the match with a love game.
"The closest I was going to get to the first-place trophy is now," the fourth-ranked Djokovic said on the court immediately following the match.
Federer won his third Cincinnati title after victories in 2005 and 2007. He also captured his 16th Masters crown - second only to Andre Agassi's career total of 17 in the elite series.
"I felt like my game was already pretty well in place in practice, so knew coming over here it was not just to show up," he said.
He turned the tables on Djokovic, who had beaten him in two prior meetings this season.
More importantly, the five-time defending US Open champion showed he is on form with the last grand slam of the season scheduled to start at Flushing Meadows on August 31.
"The fans for me really turned it around, and that's why this year I'm so excited going back there," Federer said. "I've had even better results, so I hope I can again show them what I can do on a tennis court."
After capturing the Masters title in Madrid, Federer posted milestone victories at Roland Garros and Wimbledon this year.
His first French Open title made him just the sixth man to complete a career grand slam and his triumph over Andy Roddick in an epic Wimbledon final gave him a record 15th career major.
After taking a break as he and wife, Mirka, welcomed the birth of twin daughters, Federer then suffered a shock quarter-final defeat at the Montreal Masters against France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
This was his first title since his twins were born last month.
"That's the special part, especially winning for the first time as a dad," Federer said. "It gets me going emotionally a little bit, because I know it's been a wonderful summer."
(Source: http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=853420)
1981 – He was born on the 8th day of August this year in Basel, Switzerland.
1987 – He started playing tennis at the age of six.
1990 - He started having tennis group practice at the age of nine.
1994 - He also practiced football (soccer) until he decided to focus on tennis at age 13.
1995 - He became the national champion for all age groups in Switzerland. He was also chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center at Ecublens.
1996 - He joined the ITF junior tennis circuit.
1998 – He joined the ATP tour.
1999 – He is debuted for the Swiss Davis Cup team.
2000 - He reached the semifinals at the Sydney Olympics and lost the bronze medal match to Arnaud Di Pasquale of France. He was also the runner-up in Basel and Marseille.
2001 - His first ATP tournament victory came in Milan.
2002 – He reached his first ATP Masters Series (AMS) final at the Miami Masters, where he lost to Andre Agassi. He won his next AMS final in Hamburg.
2003 – He started by winning consecutive tournaments in Dubai and Marseille.
2004 – He won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments, lost to no one ranked in the top ten, and won every final he reached.
2005 – He reached the Australian Open semifinals before falling to eventual winner Marat Safin in a five-set night match that lasted more than four hours.
2006 - He won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments and ended the year ranked number one, with his ranking points several thousand points greater than his nearest competitor's points.
2007 - He won the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open, defeating Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the final 6-4, 6-3.
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