Federer wins 14th title in a row at Qatar

World number one Roger Federer claimed his 14th title in a row since 2003 at the Qatar Open as he breezily overcame Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-3, 6-1 in the final in Doha on Saturday.

It's the 21st consecutive victory of the Swiss and his 23rd winin 31 finals.

The top seed dominated the sixth-seeded Ljubicic from the start, putting on a scintillating display of accurate serves, fluent backhands and punishing forehands.

Federer broke Ljubicic in the sixth game to jump to a 4-2 lead and held his next two service games to take the first set 6-3 in 35 minutes.

The second set lasted only 27 minutes as the holder of three grand slam titles blasted his opponent off the court.

Ljubicic, who had beaten Federer three times in six meetings, folded as the pressure mounted and made too many unforced errors.

"I was expecting a tough match because he (Ljubicic) is a big guy with a good serve," Federer told reporters. "He has been a dangerous proposition to all big players. But as it turned out, it was an easy match for me," he added.

Source: Xinhua