{"id":1316158,"date":"2019-10-27T21:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T03:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/federer-dominates-de-minaur-to-win-10th-swiss-indoors-title\/"},"modified":"2019-10-27T21:56:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T03:56:00","slug":"federer-dominates-de-minaur-to-win-10th-swiss-indoors-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/federer-dominates-de-minaur-to-win-10th-swiss-indoors-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Federer dominates De Minaur to win 10th Swiss Indoors title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.8208661417323\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-990206-240\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/SWITZERLAND_TENNIS_SWISS_INDOORS_13039-19de9-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/SWITZERLAND_TENNIS_SWISS_INDOORS_13039-19de9-1-1024x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Keystone | Switzerland's Roger Federer, right, and Australia's Alex De Minaur, left, pose after the final at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday Oct. 27, 2019. (Georgios Kefalas\/Keystone via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Switzerland&#8217;s Roger Federer, right, and Australia&#8217;s Alex De Minaur, left, pose after the final at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday Oct. 27, 2019. (Georgios Kefalas\/Keystone via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Keystone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/SWITZERLAND_TENNIS_SWISS_INDOORS_13039-19de9-1-1024x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Switzerland's Roger Federer, right, and Australia's Alex De Minaur, left, pose after the final at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday Oct. 27, 2019. (Georgios Kefalas\/Keystone via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/SWITZERLAND_TENNIS_SWISS_INDOORS_13039-19de9-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/SWITZERLAND_TENNIS_SWISS_INDOORS_13039-19de9-2-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Keystone | Switzerland's Roger Federer cheers after winning his tenth title at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday Oct. 27, 2019. (Georgios Kefalas\/Keystone via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Switzerland&#8217;s Roger Federer cheers after winning his tenth title at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday Oct. 27, 2019. (Georgios Kefalas\/Keystone via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Keystone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/SWITZERLAND_TENNIS_SWISS_INDOORS_13039-19de9-2-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Switzerland's Roger Federer cheers after winning his tenth title at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday Oct. 27, 2019. (Georgios Kefalas\/Keystone via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/SWITZERLAND_TENNIS_SWISS_INDOORS_13039-19de9-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/SWITZERLAND_TENNIS_SWISS_INDOORS_13039-19de9-3-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Keystone | Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Alex De Minaur of Australia during their final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (Alexandra Wey\/Keystone via AP)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Alex De Minaur of Australia during their final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (Alexandra Wey\/Keystone via AP)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Keystone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/SWITZERLAND_TENNIS_SWISS_INDOORS_13039-19de9-3-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Alex De Minaur of Australia during their final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (Alexandra Wey\/Keystone via AP)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/SWITZERLAND_TENNIS_SWISS_INDOORS_13039-19de9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/SWITZERLAND_TENNIS_SWISS_INDOORS_13039-19de9-1024x684.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | Keystone | Australia's Alex De Minaur returns a ball to Switzerland's Roger Federer during their final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday Oct. 27, 2019. (KEYSTONE\/Georgios Kefalas)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Australia&#8217;s Alex De Minaur returns a ball to Switzerland&#8217;s Roger Federer during their final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday Oct. 27, 2019. (KEYSTONE\/Georgios Kefalas)<\/strong><br \/>AP | Keystone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/SWITZERLAND_TENNIS_SWISS_INDOORS_13039-19de9-1024x684.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Australia's Alex De Minaur returns a ball to Switzerland's Roger Federer during their final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday Oct. 27, 2019. (KEYSTONE\/Georgios Kefalas)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/federer-dominates-de-minaur-to-win-10th-swiss-indoors-title\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/federer-dominates-de-minaur-to-win-10th-swiss-indoors-title\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">BASEL, Switzerland \u2014 Roger Federer won his hometown Swiss Indoors title for the 10th time by dominating Alex de Minaur in a 6-2, 6-2 victory on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The 38-year-old Federer put on a tennis clinic in his first match against the 20-year-old Australian, who was not born when the Swiss great turned professional and first played at Basel in 1998.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Mixing speeds and angles with powerful ground strokes, Federer clinched on his first match point when De Minaur sent a forehand wide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Federer\u2019s 10th Basel title was one of his most efficient. He did not drop a set in four matches played, and was never pushed to a tiebreaker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI was really hoping that Roger was going to get sick of winning here and give someone else a chance,\u201d De Minaur said during the trophy ceremony. \u201cToo good again, that was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Sunday\u2019s final took just 68 minutes, and Federer\u2019s longest match all week lasted 79 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt was fast but very nice. I think I played a great match,\u201d Federer said. \u201cI was great on the offense, made very few unforced errors and came up with the big shots and served well when I had to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Federer\u2019s fourth title in 2019 is the 103rd of his career. De Minaur has 100 fewer titles and won all three previous finals he played this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Praising his 28th-ranked opponent, Federer predicted \u201cso many more things to come for you. You are going up from here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Federer forced the first break of service leading 2-1 in the first set, though only after De Minaur saved one chance in a 39-shot rally. It ended when Federer pushed a backhand wide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Federer clinched the break by finishing the next point with a clinical overhead crosscourt volley for a winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">He forced two set points on his opponent\u2019s serve and took the second when De Minaur netted a forehand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Federer also broke De Minaur\u2019s next service game in the second set, taking his third break chance. A forehand passing shot from behind the baseline left De Minaur at the net.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">De Minaur earned some respite saving another break chance at 4-1, and even put rare pressure on Federer\u2019s serve at 0-30 in the next game. Federer quickly took back control with a backhand half-volley passing shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Federer extended his winning streak to 24 matches on Basel\u2019s center court at St. Jakobhalle, where he has not lost since the 2013 final against Juan Martin del Potro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Federer is also a 10-time winner at the grass-court event at Halle, Germany, .<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">More AP tennis: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/apf-Tennis\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/apf-Tennis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/federer-dominates-de-minaur-to-win-10th-swiss-indoors-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Switzerland&#8217;s Roger Federer, right, and Australia&#8217;s Alex De Minaur, left, pose after the final at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday Oct. 27, 2019. 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