Federer Wins 10th Basel Title

Some things seem like they'll never change on the ATP Tour: Rafael Nadal wins at Roland Garros, and Roger Federer dominates in Basel.

The Swiss won his 10^th Swiss Indoors Basel title on Sunday, entering double digits at a tournament for only the second time by racing past #NextGenATP Aussie Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-2.

Federer, playing in front of a fervent home crowd, played attacking tennis against the speedy 20-year-old, who was going for his fourth title of the season (3-1). The 38-year-old broke four times, mixing up the pace and keeping De Minaur on the move from the back of the court.

The Aussie targetted Federer's backhand, but Federer combatted the strategy well, slicing balls to keep De Minaur guessing. The Swiss broke twice in the opening set, smashing an overhead for a 3-1 lead and taking advantage of a loose service game from De Minaur to close out the opening set. In the second, the home favourite ripped a forehand pass to break in the second game and place a stranglehold on momentum.

The Swiss now can count Basel alongside the NOVENTI OPEN in Halle as his most successful tournaments by titles won.

Roger Federer's Most Titles By Tournament (All Tournament Records)

Tournament	Title
Halle	10
Basel	10
Wimbledon	8
Dubai	8
Cincinnati	7

Federer won his fourth title of the season, tied for the Tour lead, and the 103^rd of his career (103-54). He will receive 500 ATP Rankings points and €430,125 in prize money.

De Minaur, who was going for the biggest title of his career, will get 300 ATP Rankings points and €216,025 in prize money. The Aussie is projected to crack the Top 20 of the ATP Rankings for the first time in his career on Monday. De Minaur is also set to make his second appearance at the Next Gen ATP Finals, to be held 5-9 November at the Allianz Cloud in Milan.

Most Tour-Level Titles In 2019

Novak Djokovic	4
Roger Federer	4
Daniil Medvedev	4
Rafael Nadal	4
Dominic Thiem	4
Alex de Minaur	3

from Tennis - ATP World Tour https://ift.tt/2ph4Lfj