<p>The 15-time Grand Slam champion ripped through the first set and then came from 3-0 down to win the second and clinch his fourth title of the year. <br /><br />Serb Djokovic had beaten former world number one Rafa Nadal 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinals on Saturday but after a quick turnaround he looked sluggish early on. <br /><br />A 13-minute second game proved crucial as Federer broke for 2-0 and another break two games later helped him to take the opening set.<br /> <br />Djokovic hit back well at the start of the second set and broke the Federer serve in the second game on his way to a 3-0 lead. <br /><br />But the Swiss, who fought off Britains Andy Murray 6-2, 7-6(10-8) in his semifinal encounter, broke back two games later and forced three more break points on the Djokovic serve in the eighth game, only for the Serb to hold on. <br /><br />A rare forehand mistake from Federer gave Djokovic a set point at 5-4 but the Swiss saved it with a big serve. <br /><br />After holding for 5-5, Federer then broke Djokovic again and served out comfortably to clinch his 16th Masters Series title and his 61st career crown. <br /><br />Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles’ six-match winning streak ended with their semifinal loss at the hands of Wimbledon champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic. The fourth-seeded Indo-Bahamian pair lost 4-6, 3-6 to the second-seeded Canadian-Serbian combination.<br /><br />Dementieva wins<br /><br />Russian fourth seed Elena Dementieva picked up her third title of the year and denied compatriot Maria Sharapova a comeback win with a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the final of the Toronto Cup. Dementieva's victory, that came after a 7-6, 6-1 thumping of Serena Williams, was just the third in nine meetings against Sharapova, who notched up a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over Alisa Kleybanova on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The 15-time Grand Slam champion ripped through the first set and then came from 3-0 down to win the second and clinch his fourth title of the year. <br /><br />Serb Djokovic had beaten former world number one Rafa Nadal 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinals on Saturday but after a quick turnaround he looked sluggish early on. <br /><br />A 13-minute second game proved crucial as Federer broke for 2-0 and another break two games later helped him to take the opening set.<br /> <br />Djokovic hit back well at the start of the second set and broke the Federer serve in the second game on his way to a 3-0 lead. <br /><br />But the Swiss, who fought off Britains Andy Murray 6-2, 7-6(10-8) in his semifinal encounter, broke back two games later and forced three more break points on the Djokovic serve in the eighth game, only for the Serb to hold on. <br /><br />A rare forehand mistake from Federer gave Djokovic a set point at 5-4 but the Swiss saved it with a big serve. <br /><br />After holding for 5-5, Federer then broke Djokovic again and served out comfortably to clinch his 16th Masters Series title and his 61st career crown. <br /><br />Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles’ six-match winning streak ended with their semifinal loss at the hands of Wimbledon champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic. The fourth-seeded Indo-Bahamian pair lost 4-6, 3-6 to the second-seeded Canadian-Serbian combination.<br /><br />Dementieva wins<br /><br />Russian fourth seed Elena Dementieva picked up her third title of the year and denied compatriot Maria Sharapova a comeback win with a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the final of the Toronto Cup. Dementieva's victory, that came after a 7-6, 6-1 thumping of Serena Williams, was just the third in nine meetings against Sharapova, who notched up a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over Alisa Kleybanova on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>
