Djokovic took the Abu Dhabi tournament

The Serbian Novak Djokovic retained the title in the exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi after beating the Spanish Nicolas Almagro in the final 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4. The world number one won a check for $ 250,000 , in addition to the fixed starting in just over two hours to leave quickly to Perth (Australia) which debuts Monday with the team along with Ana Ivanovic Serbia, against Italy at the Hopman Cup. Almagro, who replaced his compatriot Rafael Nadal, offered stiff resistance in the final.Murcia Never had won a set off of the three battles Belgrade ATP circuit (although Almagro won in 2004 Manerbio challenger, Italy), and this time he took the thorn to be done with the first set in the tiebreaker Thanks to the strong consistency of their service. Laughing, with hilarious moments between the two players, balls "Nole" and spectacular shots by either player, the Serb took control of the game to dominate the second set. Although Almagro had his chance in the third with two break points to make it 4-2, it was Djokovic who won the final in the tenth game to take the win. "I played a great game yesterday, much better than today, but Djokovic is number one in the world ", said Almagro, who returned to Spain in a few hours to spend the New Year in their land. Earlier in the third-place match, the Spanish David Ferrer beat Serbian Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 (4), 6-2.