Federer claims 7th Halle crown
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ROGER Federer won the Gerry Weber open for the seventh time by defeating Alejandro Falla 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) in the final in Halle, Germany, yesterday.
Federer fired five aces and saved three of the five break points he faced to win in 1 hour, 28 minutes. It was the 32-year-old’s 14th title on grass and 79th overall.
The seven-time Wimbledon champion improved his record to 46-5 in 12 appearances at the tournament where he made his debut 14 years ago.
It was also Federer’s seventh win from seven meetings with Falla.
The 69th-ranked Falla was the first Colombian to reach the final of a grasscourt tournament. He was playing his second on tour after he finished runner-up to Ivo Karlovic at Bogota in 2013.
In Birmingham, Ana Ivanovic warmed up for Wimbledon by capturing her first grasscourt title with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over the Czech Republic’s Barbora Zahlavova Strycova at the Aegon Classic yesterday.
The former world No. 1 dropped her serve in the opening game but from then on dominated the contest to win her third title of the season and 14th overall.
Ivanovic will move up to world No. 11, well positioned to make another move during Wimbledon, which would lift her back into the top ten for the first time in five years.
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