
In the final match, he defeated his old foe Rafael Nadal of Spain by 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 score. With this victory, Federer ended his three-and-a-half year drought against Nadal.
It is Federer’s seventh Basel trophy and overall 88th title of his career at the tour-level.
Swiss Indoors is a professional men’s tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Currently, it is currently part of the World Tour 500 Series of the ATP Tour. Since 1995, the tournament is held annually at the Jakobshalle stadium in Basel, Switzerland.