Playing in front of his home crowd, the 38-year-old played attacking tennis against the 20-year-old, who was going for his fourth title of the season.
Swiss Roger Federer raises the trophy after his victory during the final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel on October 27, 2019. (Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)
Legendary tennis player Roger Federer was extremely happy after drubbing Australia’s Alex de Minaur in the final match of the Swiss Indoors championship in his hometown to secure a record-breaking 10th title.
Federer took to Twitter to post a picture of him holding the glittering trophy aloft amid celebrations, saying: “I am just so happy right now,”
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I am just so happy right now pic.twitter.com/zn4lSgM5Tw
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— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) October 28, 2019
The Swiss star also posted a series of photos of him failing to hold on to his emotions and one with all the ball boys with “party” written on it.
BASEL 😭 🏆 pic.twitter.com/n8kYXYTtBr
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) October 28, 2019
🍕 party 🎉 pic.twitter.com/SVJ8ztgUKt
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) October 28, 2019
It is to note that on Sunday, Federer was at his usual best as he outclassed the 20-year-old Aussie 6-2, 6-2 to register his 103th singles titles of his career.
Playing in front of his home crowd, the 38-year-old played attacking tennis against the 20-year-old, who was going for his fourth title of the season.
“It was fast, but very nice. I think I played a great match. It was a tough opener, in the beginning, the first five games, we had some great rallies. I never looked back,” Federer was quoted as saying by the ATP Tour website.
“I was great on the offence, made very few unforced errors and came up with the big shots and served well when I had to,” he added.
Praising his Australian opponent, the Swiss maestro said: “I thought Alex played a great tournament as well, and I think we both can be very happy. But, what a moment for me to win my 10th here in my hometown of Basel.”
It is to note that Federer will receive 500 ATP Ranking points and 430,125 euros in prize money.
Meanwhile, sharing the experiences of facing a legendary player like Federer, Minaur said: “He just puts you under pressure. Any ball that isn’t a metre from the baseline for him is a short ball. That’s something I learned the hard way today. But I can’t wait until I’m able to step out and play him again.”
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