Federer lifts ninth Halle Open title

Swiss legend Roger Federer clinched his ninth Halle Open title after beating hapless Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-3 in the final. The top seed Roger Federer showed no mercy with fourth seed Alexander Zverev after wrapping up his ninth title in his 11th Halle final within 53 minutes. From the start Federer piled on the pressure to establish a 4-0 lead meanwhile local hero Zverev was unable to gain a foothold into the first set. Thus, the 18-time Grand Slam champion sealed the first set 6-1 with only 22 minutes played. Zverev grabbed a better start into the second set yet the German was unable to break through Federer's faultless service despite one break chance in the opening game. The former World No. 1 continued powerful and made use of break chances in the 6th game to ensure the 4-2 lead in the second set. Alexander Zverev failed to stop Federer's momentum as   the Swiss sewed up the match on his first match ball to reap his 92nd career title. With this result, Federer won, for the first time in his career, one tournament nine times. The match was the quickest final in the history of the Halle Open.