Novak Djokovic kicked off the season in Dubai, seeking the sixth title in the desert and the second in three years. Novak scored two wins over Lorenzo Musetti and Karen Khachanov before losing to a qualifier Jiri Vesely in straight sets in the quarter-final.Thus, Novak remains on five Dubai trophies, and the first of them came on February 28, 2009, against David Ferrer. In the semis, the 21-year-old Serb scored a hard-fought victory over Gilles Simon and advanced into the 18th ATP final.His 12th title came after a 7-5, 6-3 win over the Spaniard in an hour and 37 minutes. Novak defeated David for the fourth time in seven encounters, taking 12 points more and delivering five breaks that pushed him over the top.Ferrer grabbed three breaks from four opportu …