Novak Djokovic aims to retain his Dubai title against Mikhail Youzhny.

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If Djokovic wins it will be the first time he has successfully defended one of his titles, something the Serb is very keen to achieve.

He has been below his best all week but has put together a succession of gritty performances, producing on the big points and somehow finding a way through. He dropped the first set against Victor Troicki, Ivan Ljubicic and then Marcos Baghdatis in the semi-finals and looked on his way out in each match.

Djokovic has struggled with his serve all week, something that has really affected his game and against Baghdatis he had to save 13 out of 16 break points.

Speaking after that match, Djokovic said, “It was an incredible struggle again. Playing almost three hours against somebody that keeps the ball in the court in the rally for a long time, it was very close.  Every game was on the edge, I think.    

Youzhny made the final in Dubai back in 2007 and he battled back to defeat Jurgen Melzer 7-5, 7-6 and reach his second final. There have been a lot of Russian supporters in Dubai this week, something Youzhny has thrived on.

He will be hoping to produce a similar performance to when he defeated Djokovic in the Rotterdam semi-finals two weeks ago. Youzhny proved too strong on the big points that day. He is an opponent who has caused Djokovic consistent problems in the past and they are locked at 3-3 on the head-to-head.

Djokovic is 4/11 favourite with bet365 but he’s not at his best this week and given Youzhny’s win against him two weeks ago, Youzhny might be worth a bet at 2/1 also with bet365.

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