Roger Federer secured his 98th ATP title in Stuttgart with an impressive straight-sets victory over Milos Raonic of Canada 6-4 7-6(3).
It was a first title on the grass courts of Stuttgart for Federer, who had been beaten here by Tommy Haas (2017) and Dominic Thiem (2016).
Federer, who turns 37 in August will now travel to Halle to defend his title at the Gerry Weber Open before launching his Wimbledon campaign.
Match Highlights:
Post Match Interview:
The veteran Swiss also returns to Number One in the World Rankings and spoke with the media after the match.
It’s been a lot of fun this week. I played great in the in the big moments. I was there especially against Kyrgios and Raonic so I’m very pleased you know.
The fans were absolutely amazing – they came up in big numbers and really supported me all week and at the end.
I played some of my best tennis already right away you know on my comeback so it’s a great feeling.
I’m first of all very pleased that I can go as a world number one to Halle, a place where I’ve enjoyed so much success and where I have such a close relationship to the tournament and the family and the fans over there. So I’ll be travelling there tomorrow and then get ready for my match. I think I’m playing already on Tuesday so only one day off with the travelling so it’s gonna be quite hectic you know from now till then. But no problem, I signed up for it and I can’t I can’t wait to play again actually.
Federer was presented with a Mercedes-Benz CLS 450 4MATIC Coupe in addition to his prize money.
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