Roger Federer ramped up his Wimbledon preparations by lifting his ninth Halle trophy on Sunday, defeating German prodigy Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-3 in just over 53 minutes.
The Swiss has used the tournament as an ideal platform ahead of Wimbledon for many years and looks in ominous form once again before the third Grand Slam of 2017 gets underway next week – where he will be seeded third.
Federer, who won the Australian Open crown in January and followed that up with the ‘Sunshine Double’ in Indian Wells and Miami, was playing in his 140th ATP Tour level final – where he now boasts a winning record of 92-47, with one walkover.
2003
Halle – championWimbledon – champion (Beats Mark Philippoussis)
2004
Halle – championWimbledon – champion (Beats Andy Roddick)
2005
Halle – championWimbledon – champion (Beats Andy Roddick)
2006
Halle – championWimbledon – champion (Beats Rafael Nadal)
2008
Halle – championWimbledon – finalist (Lost to Rafael Nadal)
2013
Halle – championWimbledon – second round (Lost to Sergiy Stakhovsky)
2014
Halle – championWimbledon – finalist (Lost to Djokovic)
2015
Halle – championWimbledon – finalist (Lost to Djokovic)
2017
Halle – championWimbledon – ?