Roger Federer Wins 10th Basel Crown for 103rd Title
ATP Tour (October 27, 2019) Roger Federer lifted his 10th Basel trophy on Sunday, defeating #NextGenATP Aussie Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-2 to triumph at the Swiss Indoors Basel.
This is just the second tournament at which Federer has claimed 10 crowns, joining Halle. The 38-year-old has won his home ATP 500 in his past five appearances, improving to 75-9 at the tournament where he was once a ball boy. He has now won 24 consecutive matches at St. Jakobshalle Basel.
“I think I played a great match. It was a tough opener, in the beginning, the first five games, we had some great rallies. I never looked back,” Federer said. “I was great on the offense, made very few unforced errors and came up with the big shots and served well when I had to.
“I thought Alex played a great tournament as well, and I think we both can be very happy. But what a moment for me to win my 10th here in my hometown of Basel.”
Singles – Final
[1] R. Federer (SUI) d [WC] A. de Minaur (AUS) 62 62
Doubles – Final
[4] J. Rojer (NED) / H. Tecau (ROU) d T. Fritz (USA) / R. Opelka (USA) 75 63
