New world No.1 Federer wins Rotterdam for 97th title

FE Team | Published: February 19, 2018 23:58:32

Switzerland's Roger Federer holds his trophy after winning the final match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, on Sunday. —– AFP

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.