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Tennis-Awesome Federer floors Djokovic in straight sets

By Matt Smith DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-5 in the final of the Dubai Championships on Saturday, the Swiss veteran's awesome serving bringing down the world number one. Federer went into the match with a 19-17 winning record against Djokovic although the Serb beat him in last year's Wimbledon final. The 33-year-old made up for occasional mistakes with his groundstrokes by pummelling Djokovic, 27, from the service line and by delivering 12 aces as he claimed a seventh Dubai title 12 years after his first. "We get the best out of each other," Federer said in a courtside interview. "I'm pleased that I did some good serving when I had to. It's been an unbelievable week and I've played some good tennis." (Editing by Tony Jimenez)