Roger Federer's fantastic career first at 36
Roger Federer has claimed his 98th ATP title with a 6-4 7-6 (7-3) victory over Milos Raonic in the Stuttgart Cup final.
The Swiss superstar, who won his first Stuttgart title, will be chasing a ninth Wimbledon triumph next month.
“I’m just very happy how I played this week,” the 20-time grand slam champion said. “I never felt bad on the court, to be honest.
“That’s a very encouraging feeling. In the last couple of days I’ve not dropped serve.
“I was there in the most important moments, breaking Milos (in the first set) was a good effort. It’s been a great week for me.”
The 36-year-old will take the honour from Rafael Nadal and regain the World No. 1 ranking when he pays at Halle next week. He continues his dominant form on grass after skipping the clay-court season.
“It’s a great comeback for me,” Federer said after completing his 78-minute win. “I’m so happy to win this tournament in my third attempt. We’ll see if being number one again will probably give me a boost.”
“I think I played very well not having played for a while,” Federer added. “Maybe I was a bit better on the big points.”
Federer isn’t looking too far ahead at the All England Club yet.
“That’s the plan for now, for Wimbledon I still have time. I have a quiet pre-tournament week, not many things going on, which is fine.
“I just hope to stay injury-free and healthy.”