we said it's gone be exciting

Third seed Tomas Berdych saved three match points to knock out second seed and five-time champion Roger Federer on Friday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for a place in the final. Berdych recorded his fifth win in his past eight meetings over Federer with a 3-6, 7-6(8), 6-4 victory in front of 5,000 tennis fans at the Dubai Tennis Stadium. The match lasted two hours and 20 minutes. "I couldn't be feeling any better,” said Berdych. “I would say almost in front of his home crowd and to be the one who won that match. It really feels great. I'm very pleased the way I played today.”