(CNN) -- Top seed Roger Federer will have the chance to avenge his Australian Open defeat by Novak Djokovic after the duo reached the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Friday.
The pair will compete for the trophy at the ATP hard-court event on Saturday, with world No. 3 Djokovic bidding for his third straight title and 16-time grand slam champion Federer looking for his fifth overall crown.
The Swiss world No. 2, beaten by Djokovic in the Melbourne semifinals last month, had to come back from a break of serve down in the second set against France's Richard Gasquet to book his place in the final.
Australian Open champion Djokovic survived the loss of the opening set to Czech world No. 7 Tomas Berdych, who was then forced to retire with a thigh injury when trailing 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 4-2 in the decider.
The 23-year-old Serbian has not lost a match since before his triumph in Melbourne, but he described his victory over 2010 Wimbledon finalist Berdych as a "catastrophe". CNN
