New world No.1 Federer wins Rotterdam for 97th title
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb 19 (AFP): Roger Federer celebrated his return to the top of the world rankings by winning the Rotterdam Open on Sunday, his 97th career title.
The 36-year-old, the oldest No.1 in history, thrashed Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-2 in a one-sided final.
In the Open era, only American Jimmy Connors has won more titles with 109. "What a fantastic week," the top seed said. "The goal at start of week was to make it to the semi-finals. This is absolutely amazing, I'm really pleased." Federer, the record 20-time Grand Slam winner, will reclaim the number one ranking he last held in October 2012 when the new ATP rankings are published on Monday.