Multiple Dubai Tennis Championships titlists Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will face off in the semifinals of this ATP 500 event on Friday after they’ve won their respective quarterfinal matches with relative ease.
Federer, a five-time Dubai champion, eased past Lukas Rosol of Czech Republic while Novak Djokovic advanced after Mikhail Youzhny pulled out due to sickness.
Federer has a 16-15 head to head series lead over Djokovic, a four-time Dubai champion.
“We know each other very well, and we’ve played each other everywhere and [on] all the surfaces, you name it. I think we always play the match-up actually very good, because we play explosive, aggressive tennis, so there is always some shot-making going on. I’m looking forward to the match. One match, best of three sets on a court like this, it’s a bit of ‘let’s see what happens’, anyway. We both know that.”
