Berdych loses Dubai final to Djokovic

The Czech men’s tennis number one Tomáš Berdych has been beaten in the final of the Dubai Championships. Berdych, ranked sixth, lost 7-5 6-3 to top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia on Saturday in what was his second final of the season; last week Berdych failed to take the ninth ATP title of his career after losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final of the Marseille Open.