Federer wins Basel ATP title for 10th time
Roger Federer won his Basel home tournament for the fifth time in a row and 10th time overall on Sunday, clobbering Australia's Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-2. Federer, 38, broke his 20-year-old opponent four times as he claimed his fourth title of the year and 103rd overall in just 68 minutes.
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- Published Date: 06:47 | 27 October 2019
- Modified Date: 06:52 | 27 October 2019
Roger Federer won in Basel for the 10th time in his career on Sunday, smothering young Australian Alex De Minaur 6-2, 6-2 to secure victory at his home-town tournament.
At 38, Federer won his 103rd trophy and his fourth of the season after Dubai, Miami and Halle.
He is now six short of the men's title record held by American Jimmy Connors (109).
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