Novak Djokovic showed he remains the player to beat in 2012, routing David Ferrer 6-2, 6-1 on Dec. 31, 2011 to win the World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The top-ranked Djokovic also beat Gael Monfils and then routed Roger Federer en route to his first Abu Dhabi title.
Earlier, Rafael Nadal overcame an ailing shoulder to beat Federer 6-1, 7-5 for third place in the $250,000 winner-takes-all six-man tournament, a warm-up for the ATP season.
The fifth-ranked Ferrer had upset second-ranked Nadal in the semis but had no answer for Djokovic, who broke the Spaniard five times and took 3-0 leads in both sets.
Djokovic is coming off a year in which he won three Grand Slam titles and had a 70-6 record.
Djokovic Wins Abu Dhabi Exhibition
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