A resurgent Marcos Baghdatis stands in the way of a second ATP title of the year for Stan Wawrinka when the pair clash in the Dubai Championship final on Saturday. Thursdays quarter-final withdrawal of world No 1 Novak Djokovic and Fridays injury-forced exit of Nick Kyrgios may have seen the tournament lose two of its biggest names - but in Wawrinka and crowd favourite Baghdatis, the Championship has a final to savour. Route to the Final Marcos Baghdatis Stan Wawrinka Viktor Troicki R1 Sergiy Stakhovsky Vasek Pospisil R2 Franko Skugor Roberto Bautista Agut QF Philipp Kohlschreiber Feliciano Lopez SF Nick Kyrgios The pair have met on five previous occasions and ominously for Baghdatis it is Wawrinka who has emerged victorious on all five occasions, most recently at Queens Club in 2014 when the Cypriot was forced to withdraw with a shoulder injury suffered during the match. Baghdatis has suffered a string of injury problems throughout his career and has never hit the heights his 2006 Australian Open final appearance hinted at - he took the first set off Roger Federer before losing in four to the Swiss master. However the current world No 57 broke back into the worlds top 50 last season and the encouraging signs of the last 12 months have peaked in Dubai where victories over Viktor Troicki, Vasek Pospisil, Roberto Bautista Agut and Feliciano Lopez have yielded a second ATP final since 2011. Baghdatis also reached the final in Atlanta last year.Victory for Baghdatis would give him a fifth career title and a first since January 2010 when he beat Richard Gasquet to claim the title in Sydney. Kyrgios withdraws Wawrinka and Baghdatis make Dubai final It has been a very different story for Wawrinka who has prospered while Baghdatis has battled injury and in the time since the Cypriots last title Wawrinka has reached 14 finals - winning his last eight including two Grand Slam titles.The Swiss ace has already won in Chennai this year and would join Bautista Agut and Djokovic as two-time winners on the tour this season with a victory in Saturdays final.Wawrinka will be the more refreshed having eased past an injured Kyrgios in the semi-final while Baghdatis fought back from a set down to beat sixth seed Lopez - the third seed he has disposed of on route to the final.You can follow all the action from the Dubai Championship final live on Sky Sports 4 on Saturday from 3pm Also See: Kyrgios withdraws from semi Djokovic wants quick return Cheap Baseball Jerseys China . 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