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Easy wins for Djokovic, Federer in Dubai

World’s top players in men’s tennis in action at the Dubai Open championships that started on Monday

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Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic began his bid for a third successive Dubai title with a comfortable 6-3 6-3 win over France's Michael Llodra on Tuesday (Getty Images)

Roger Federer posted an identical score against Indian wildcard Somdev Devvarman as he too shook off the rust in his first match (Getty Images)

Djokovic said “I didn’t know how I’m going to start the tournament after three weeks of not playing an official match, so I have to say I’m happy with today” (Getty Images)

“I think it’s always pretty tough starting here in Dubai,” Federer, who last won the title in 2007, said (Getty Images)

Somdev Devvarman of India serves to Roger Federer of Switzerland during their ATP Dubai Open tennis match (Getty Images)

French tennis player Michael Llodra returns the ball to Serbian Novak Djokovic during their game at the Dubai Open Championship (Getty Images)

Seventh seeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis lasted only 23 minutes against Kazak Andrey Golubev, losing the first four games before retiring with illness (Getty Images)

French tennis player Michael Llodra returns the ball to Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic during their match at the Dubai Open Championship (Getty Images)

Gilles Simon of France returns to Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny during their ATP Dubai Open tennis match (Getty Images)

Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny returns to Gilles Simon of France during their ATP Dubai Open tennis match (Getty Images)

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