Federer Wins 7th Gerry Weber Open Title

Roger Federer defended his crown, lifting his seventh title Sunday at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. He defeated Alejandro Falla in two tiebreak sets, 7-6 (2) 7-6 (3), in 89 minutes. The Swiss maestro lost an opportunity to serve out the first set at 5-3, leading to a tiebreak. There was no danger in either tiebreak however, as Federer cruised to clinch both.

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The 32-year-old Swiss claims his 14th grass court title, and 79th of his career. He improves his record in Halle to 46-5. The victory caps a great week for Federer ahead of Wimbledon (begins June 23). In the doubles final, Begemann/Knowle defeated Federer/Chiudinelli 1-6 7-5 12-10.

Federer’s most titles won at a tournament:

Wimbledon – 67-8. 7 titles.
Halle – 46-5. 7 titles.
Dubai – 42-5. 6 titles.
ATP World Tour Finals – 44-11. 6 titles.
US Open – 67-9. 5 titles.
Basel – 51-9. 5 titles.
Cincinnati – 32-8. 5 titles.