Roger Federer claimed his 98th ATP title yesterday and displayed his unrivalled superiority on grass with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Milos Raonic in the Stuttgart Cup final. The top-seeded Swiss beat his Canadian opponent for the 11th time in 14 meetings while winning a first Stuttgart title.

Federer, who will be chasing a ninth Wimbledon triumph next month, finally came good on the German grass on his third attempt after losing a semi-final in 2016 to Dominic Thiem and falling in the first round here a year ago to good friend Tommy Haas. "I'm just very happy how I played this week. I never felt bad on the court, to be honest. That's a very encouraging feeling. In the last couple of days I've not dropped a serve. I was always on top in the most important moments. Breaking Milos [in the first set] was a good effort. It's been a great week for me," the 20-time Grand Slam champion said.