Stan Wawrinka wins Dubai title after marathon tiebreak
The Swiss beat 6-4 7-6(13) Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 7-6(13) in the final.
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Dubai: Stan Wawrinka edged out Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in a nerve-jangling, near-30 minute tiebreak to secure the Dubai Duty Free Championship with a 6-4 7-6(13) triumph on Saturday.
World number four Wawrinka was gifted the first set by a Baghdatis double fault -- his third of that game alone -- and a tepid second set was notable for not featuring a single break point.
But then followed an extraordinary tiebreak in which twice grand slam champion Wawrinka saved five set points before a Baghdatis backhand drifted long to give the Swiss a second title of the year following his victory in Chennai in January.