Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will break their 23-23 tie in matches against each other when they meet in the Qatar Open final on Saturday in Doha.
The top-seeded Djokovic beat the No. 3 seed, Tomas Berdych, 6-3, 7-6 (3), to reach his 16th consecutive final. Nadal advanced with a victory over Illya Marchenko, 6-3, 6-4.
The last time Nadal defeated Djokovic was the 2014 French Open final.
u25a0 Roger Federer overcame a lingering sickness to hold off Grigor Dimitrov, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4, and take his title defense into the semifinals at the Brisbane International in Australia.