Sports Desk
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TENNIS
FEDERER DOWNS LUBICIC FOR NASDAQ CROWN The men’s final at the Nasdaq-100 Open came down to a handful of points, and Roger Federer won them. Federer came from behind in every tiebreaker to claim the Key Biscayne title for the second year in a row Sunday, beating Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6).
The top-ranked Federer won three tiebreakers in a match for the first time to remain unbeaten since August 2004 in the America, where he has won 48 consecutive matches and the past seven tournaments he has entered. Federer improved to 28-1 overall this year.
Ljubicic, seeded sixth, settled for runner-up despite losing only 12 points on his first serve. He hit 21 aces, and during one stretch won 13 service points in a row.
