Federer demolishes Zverev to win ninth Halle title


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 25 Jun 2017

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Match for Africa 3 - Federer v Murray - Zurich, Switzerland - 10/04/2017 - Switzerland's Roger Federer serves the ball during the Match for Africa 3 benefit tennis match against Andy Murray of Britain. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

HALLE, Germany (Reuters) - World number five Roger Federer delivered a tennis masterclass to beat rising star Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-3 and clinch a record ninth Halle Open title on Sunday as he lay down a marker in the lead-up to Wimbledon.

The 18-times grand slam champion, who skipped the claycourt season to prepare for grass after winning the Australian Open and titles in Indian Wells and Miami, is in ominous form and won in Halle without dropping a single set all week.

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