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Roger Federer talks about his journey to his ninth Gerry Weber Open title in Halle. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

Roger Federer started perfectly and never looked back in the Gerry Weber Open final in Halle on Sunday, sprinting to a 6-1, 6-3 victory against #NextGenATP German Alexander Zverev under the roof in Gerry Weber Stadion. The dominating title victory gives Federer his ninth Halle crown, joining him with Rafael Nadal as the only two men in the Open Era who have won a tournament more than eight times. Nadal has won 10 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and Roland Garros titles. Federer improves to 4-0 in title matches this season, having won the Australian Open, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the Miami Open presented by Itau. He and Nadal are now tied for the...

In what should be a thrilling battle pitting experience against youth, top seed Roger Federer takes on fourth seed Alexander Zverev on Sunday in Halle for the Gerry Weber Open title. The pair have taken markedly different roads to the championship match. After a surprise opening-round loss last week in Stuttgart, Federer has moved into the Halle final without losing a set. Although he was forced to save two set points in his semi-final against #NextGenATP player Karen Khachanov, the eight-time Halle champion has been in vintage form on the grass. Federer Titles By Event No. of Titles Tournament 8 Halle 7 Wimbledon 7 Cincinnati 7 Basel 7 Dubai 6 Nitto ATP Finals Meanwhile, Zverev relied on plenty of grit...

Roger Federer assesses his performance thus far in Halle, following a tight semi-final victory over Karen Khachanov. Watch live matches at tennistv.com

There's no place quite like Halle for Roger Federer. The Swiss star will play in an 11th Gerry Weber Open final on Sunday after having to battle past #NextGenATP Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-6(5) in the semi-finals on Saturday. “I thought it was extremely close, especially that second set... I'm still just very happy how I was able to close it out in the 'breaker,” Federer said. Federer will go for his ninth title in the German city, which would mark the first time he has won a tournament as many times. The 35-year-old Swiss first reached the Halle final in 2003, beating German Nicolas Kiefer for the crown. [ALSO LIKE] But Federer hasn't played for the trophy at the ATP...