Djokovic beats Ferrer to win Abu Dhabi exhibition

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Djokovic beats Ferrer to win Abu Dhabi exhibition

December 31, 2011 04:50 PM

By Michael Casey

Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds his trophy after winning the Mubadala World Tennis Championship against David Ferrer of Spain at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi Dec. 31, 2011. Reuters

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: Novak Djokovic showed he remains the player to beat in 2012, routing David Ferrer 6-2, 6-1 Saturday to win the World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament.

The top-ranked Djokovic also beat Gael Monfils and then routed Roger Federer en route to his first Abu Dhabi title.

The fifth-ranked Ferrer had upset second-ranked Rafael Nadal in the semis but couldn't find an answer for Djokovic, who broke the Spaniard five times and took 3-0 leads in both sets.

Earlier, Nadal shook off an ailing shoulder to beat Federer 6-1, 7-5 to claim third place in the $250,000 winner-takes-all six-man tournament which is treated as a warm-up for the new ATP season.

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