He cruised through the opening two sets in 48 minutes, with two breaks in the first and one in the second, but then, as tiredness crept into his game, seemed to lose his energy and rhythm in the third. It also extended his current sequence to 25 wins in 26 matches, a satisfying statistic and some vengeance after losing last year's title in five sets to Czech Novak.īut Federer needed the support of the crowd of more than 5,000 enthusiastic home fans to help him through a tough contest in his first meeting with Andreev on a day of intermittent sunshine and cold winds. It was Federer's 51st victory of the season, his seventh title in seven finals this year and brought him the 18th title of his career. I was not favourite for my first two finals, indoors in Basel when I lost and last year Jiri Novak played really well here. 'It has not been easy, but it feels great to do it now. 'At last, I have won a final in Switzerland,' said a relieved Federer.

The 22-year-old top seed and world number one beat Andreev 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 on clay to claim his first title on Swiss soil at the fourth attempt on Sunday. A week after securing his second successive Wimbledon title, Switzerland's Roger Federer has overcome unseeded Russian Igor Andreev to win the Swiss Open for the first time.

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