Federer beats Djokovic for seventh Cincinnati title


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 24 Aug 2015

Aug 23, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Roger Federer (SUI) holds the Rookwood Cup after defeating Novak Djokovic (not pictured) in the finals during the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament at the Linder Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Roger Federer avenged his Wimbledon final loss to Novak Djokovic by beating the top-seeded Serb 7-6(1) 6-3 on Sunday to capture his second consecutive Western & Southern Open title.

The Swiss second seed, playing Djokovic for the first time since losing to him in the Wimbledon final for a second straight year last month, brought his record number of Cincinnati titles to seven with the win.

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