Federer clinches Dubai Open title for 6th time in career

World number eight Roger Federer won the Dubai Tennis Championship for the sixth time after beating Tomas Berdych in the finals on Saturday.

The Swiss tennis star fought back from a set down for the first time in 18 months to beat Novak Djokovic in Friday's semi-final, according to the report.

According to the BBC, Federer secured his 78th tour-level title of his career, first in nine months, by beating Berdych 3-6 6-4 6-3.

Berdych, who defeated Federer in their previous encounter during the Dubai semi-finals last year, looked dominant of another victory as he took the first set, the report added.

However, Federer reportedly made an impressive comeback after losing four games in a row from 2-1 ahead and stamped his victory in the match to secure the title.