Federer after claiming 10th title in his home town: "It was fast but very nice"

Basel is definitely a special place for Roger. A few years ago he was a ballboy at the Swiss Indoors and now he is holding the trophy in Basel for the 10th time.

The final itself was very fast for Federer as it took only 69 minutes for him to win 6-2 and 6-2. After the match he spoke about his emotions:

"It was fast but very nice. I think I played a great match. It was a tough opener, in the beginning, the first five games, we had some great rallies. I never looked back," Federer said. "I was great on the offence, made very few unforced errors and came up with the big shots and served well when I had to.

"I thought Alex played a great tournament as well, and I think we both can be very happy. But what a moment for me to win my 10th here in my hometown of Basel."

Also defeated finalist De Minaur spoke about his opponent and the legend of men's tennis.

"He just puts you under pressure," De Minaur said. "Any ball that isn't a metre from the baseline for him is a short ball. That's something I learned the hard way today. But I can't wait until I'm able to step out and play him again."

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