Roger Federer came to the ATP tournament in Rotterdam with the intention of ensuring his return to the top of the world rankings. He achieved that goal on Friday. and this Sunday, he crowned his participation by taking the tournament overwhelmingly.
Federer beat an ailing Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-2 in less than an hour to claim his 97th career title.
What a week. It has been absolutely amazing, “said Federer. “The goal was to advance to the semis and I won the tournament, so of course I feel incredibly excited and very, very happy.”
The Swiss expanded his dominance over the player who came to be nicknamed “Baby Fed” due to the similarities in the playing styles of both, adding his seventh win in the same number of games.
Federer’s third title at the Rotterdam tournament comes a day before he officially assumes the top of the rankings, more than five years after his last moment as number one.
At 36, he will become the oldest person to rank as the best in the world when the rankings are updated on Monday. It’s been 14 years since Federer took over the top for the first time in his career.
Federer, who has 20 Grand Slam titles, indicated that his next goal is to reach 100 championships. On Sunday he took a step towards that goal. AP
Federer defeats Dimitrov and is crowned in Rotterdam
