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Federer wins fifth Halle title
World No. 1 Roger Federer warms up for the Wimbledon with his 59th straight win on grass.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: June 17, 2008 02:03 PM IST
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Halle (Germany):
Federer picked up his 59th consecutive win on grass seeing off Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-4 in the traditional grass-court warm-up for Wimbledon later this month, where he will bid to win a sixth consecutive title.
The top seed from Switzerland has won here every year since 2003, apart from last year when he did not compete.
"All week I didn't lose my serve once which has never happened to me before," said the 26-year-old, who did not concede a set all week.
The win also came as a welcome relief after Federer's humiliation at the hands of Rafael Nadal in the French Open final last weekend.
World number one Roger Federer won his fifth title at the 713,000-euro Halle ATP tournament here today, beating Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets.Federer picked up his 59th consecutive win on grass seeing off Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-4 in the traditional grass-court warm-up for Wimbledon later this month, where he will bid to win a sixth consecutive title.
The top seed from Switzerland has won here every year since 2003, apart from last year when he did not compete.
"All week I didn't lose my serve once which has never happened to me before," said the 26-year-old, who did not concede a set all week.
The win also came as a welcome relief after Federer's humiliation at the hands of Rafael Nadal in the French Open final last weekend.
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Tennis David Ferrer Novak Djokovic Bernard Tomic Rafael Nadal Andy Murray Stanislas Wawrinka Roger Federer
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