Federer wins Basel title, eyes world top spot


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 27 Oct 2014

BASEL (Reuters) - Roger Federer has his sights set on ending the year as the world's top-ranked player after the 33-year-old claimed his fifth title of the year in his home town on Sunday.

The 17-times grand slam champion outclassed David Goffin 6-2 6-2 to win the Swiss Indoor tournament in Basel for a sixth time, moving ever closer to Serbian Novak Djokovic at the top of the rankings in the process.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In Tennis

Tennis-Nadal outclasses Blanch in Madrid first round
Tennis-BJK Cup finals group stage replaced with knockout round: ITF
Tennis-Nadal seeding for French Open not being considered, says Mauresmo
Tennis-Osaka doing her homework on clay ahead of French Open
Tennis-Nadal uncertain over Roland Garros appearance
Tennis-Sinner not heaping pressure on himself with top ranking in sight
Tennis-Medvedev hoping for more clay success with Simon in his corner
Tennis-Djokovic mulls going without coach after 20 years as a professional
Tennis-Djokovic to skip Madrid Open
Tennis-Nadal to play for Team Europe at Laver Cup

Others Also Read