It is the eleventh victory of the Swiss in the 34 games they have played, and Federer's first win since 2012. Nadal managed to save two match points, one of them won by Roger with its excellent volleys. In the second he went to Nadal the ball down the line.
Federer and won the sixth title of the season: Brisbane, Dubai, Istanbul, Halle and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati. It only beats Novak Djokovic, with nine. He has now 88 in his career and with this victory, including Basel among the five tournaments he has won at least seven times: Cincinnati, Dubai and Wimbledon. In Halle on grass he has triumphed eight times.
However, Nadal scored 500 points with 4,650 placed him fifth in the world rankings, although still at 1,490 nursery Stan Wawrinka. The former world number one has joined this year the awards of Buenos Aires, Stuttgart and Hamburg, besides also account for late 1000 Masters Madrid and Beijing. 97 has already late in his career.
Federer beats Nadal wins the tournament in Basel