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Four-time champion Roger Federer and third-ranked Novak Djokovic reached the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships on Wednesday.
Federer defeated Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-3, 6-4 in a little more than an hour, while Australian Open champion Djokovic overcame the net play of Feliciano Lopez of Spain 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
Federer dominated the opening set and went up early in the second before the 53rd-ranked Granollers narrowed the gap to 5-4. The second-ranked Swiss star then hit several forehand winners and sealed the win when Granollers hit a return long.
Federer's next opponent will be Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=6150582
