DUBAI Rougned Odor Rangers Jersey , Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer, the world's No. 8 in the ATP ranking, defeated the title defender Novak Djokovic of Serbia in a tough battle of three sets to reach the Dubai Open ATP final on Friday.


The Swiss rallied to beat the world No. 2 Serbian in 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.