ROGER FEDERER is just one victory from his fifth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title today – standing in his way is treble-chaser Novak Djokovic.
Top seed Federer brought up my semi-final forecast with a straight-sets victory over Richard Gasquet yesterday. No.2 Djokovic was on course to bring up another Bonkers Bet only for Tomas Berdych to withdraw with an injury midway through their final set.
Three sets is the way to go in the final and I'm confident my pre-tournament tip Fed will edge this one.
To win the final the Swiss legend is 4-7 with Paddy Power and William Hill, his opponent from Serbia 11-8 with Skybet, Totesport and Paddy Power.
Federer has a massive advantage over Djokovic in their head to head, way out in front with 13 victories to seven.
However, they know each other's game so well that three sets has to be the bet here. Federer 2-1 is 16-5 (Sportingbet), Djokovic by the same scoreline 21-5 with the same firm.
Federer 2-0 is 5-4 (Betfred, Victor Chandler), Djokovic straight sets 7-2 at Betfred.
Bonkers Bet:
- Federer 2-1 (16-5, Sportingbet).
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