Roger Federer capped an excellent week in Rotterdam by winning his 97th
ATP World Tour title.
The
36-year-old sealed his return to world No 1 when he reached the quarter-finals
and he went on to win the tournament, beating second seed Grigor Dimitrov in
the final.
It was an easy afternoon for the oldest ATP No 1 in history
as he triumphed in just 55 minutes 6-2 6-2 to claim a third title in the
Netherlands.
In an open era, Only American Jimmy Connors has won more
titles than the Swiss international with 109. Federer a record 20-time Grand
Slam winner, will retake the number one ranking he last held in October 2012
when the ATP rankings are published on Monday.
He has played in two tournaments this year and won both-
the other being January’s Australian Open. He is three years older than
American Andre Agassi who was previously holding the record for the oldest No.1
back in 2003. This was his third victory in Rotterdam following successes in
2005 and 2012.
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