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Tennis: Federer trumps Seppi for 8th Halle title

Published: 21 Jun 2015 - 05:12 pm | Last Updated: 12 Jan 2022 - 05:08 pm


Berlin--Switzerland's double defending champion Roger Federer trumped Italian Andreas Seppi 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 to win an eighth title at the ATP Halle tournament on Sunday.

The title was the 33-year-old Swiss world number two's fourth of the season after Brisbane, Dubai and Istanbul.

It was also Federer's 15th career title on grass, coming just over a week away from Wimbledon, where he will be bidding to win an eighth time.

AFP