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HALLE, Germany -- If there is one place for Roger Federer to end a title drought, then its Halle, a small town in western Germany that has a big tennis stadium and a Roger-Federer-Allee leading to it. Nike Free 4.0 Flyknit Mens - White . Federer walked down that alley a winner again Sunday, ending a 10-month run of 11 tournaments without a title, an eternity by his standards. The 31-year-old Swiss overcame a sluggish start to beat unseeded Mikhail Youzhny 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 at the Gerry Weber Open for his first title since Cincinnati in August. Returning to grass in his favourite warm-up for Wimbledon, it took the top-seeded Federer until the middle of the second set to come out of his lethargy and start hitting shots with confidence against a player he had never lost to in 14 previous career matches. It was the first final on the tour this year involving players 30 or older. "Ive won a lot but not so much in the last 10 months, although I feel Id been playing well," Federer said. "But the others were playing better." Federer earned his sixth title in Halle in 11 appearances (eight finals) and his first since 2008. Four of Federers seven Wimbledon titles have come after triumphs in Halle -- including his first Halle and Wimbledon championships in 2003. The former top-ranked player, who is now No. 3, won his 77th career title, pulling him even with John McEnroe at third on the all-time list. Jimmy Connors won 109 and Ivan Lendl 94. Federer will be looking to add to his record 17 Grand Slam championships when he defends his title at Wimbledon. "I feel fit, I feel confident, Im excited about whats to come," Federer said. "Im very pleased with how I played this week." Federer had beaten Youzhny in both last years semifinal in Halle and the quarterfinal at Wimbledon, but it looked for a while Sunday that the Russian could have discovered a key to finally beating Federer, although he had to fend off four break points in the first game of his first career final on grass. "He was playing well enough to win," Federer said. Youzhny, 30, saved another break point in the 11th game, but he had the Swiss on the defensive and Federer saved a set point in the next game before holding to go into the tiebreaker. An error by Federer gave Youzhny a set point and the Russian put away a volley winner to go ahead. Federer finally started finding his range and went up when Youzhny double-faulted at break point in the eighth game, which proved to be the turning point of the match. The Swiss hit a perfect backhand passing shot to go up 4-3 in the third, held for 5-3 with a smash and fired a service winner to seal his victory after two hours and two minutes. Federer has a big following at the Halle tournament and the fans gave him a standing ovation, while his wife Mirka let out a sigh of relief while keeping an eye on their twin daughters. "The difference was that he was better today -- hes been better all his life," Youzhny said, referring to his lifetime losing streak against Federer. Federer, who finished with 12 aces, said his serve had kept him in the match. "The first set was very close, it could have gone either way. I had to fight very hard to stay in the second, my serve saved me today," Federer said. "At the end I was just a bit steadier." Nike Free 5.0 Womens Sale UK . Miller reached right to deflect Mikhail Grabovskis attempt with just over 2 minutes remaining in regulation, and then made two more saves in the shootout Sunday to give the Sabres a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals. Nike Free 3.0 V5 Womens Shoes - Light GreenBlack,http://www.cheaprosheoneuk.com/...lack-639700-600.html . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft.Novak Djokovic says he is thrilled to have qualified for a history-making showdown against Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday night. The worlds top two players will square off at the O2 Arena with both the Tour Finals title and the end-of-year world number 1 ranking at stake in a winner-takes-all contest which will bring the tennis season to an amazing climax.The pair had contrasting semis on Saturday, Murray winning an epic three-and-a-half-hour clash against Milos Raonic while Djokovic breezed past Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-1 in just over an hour. And the Serb now has an opportunity to reclaim the top spot in the rankings, Murray having taken over after the Paris Masters a fortnight ago. Watch the winning point as Novak Djokovic beat Kei Nishikori in straight sets Fresh from defeating Nishikori, Djokovic said: I must say that Im very honoured to be part of history.I hear this is the first time in the history of the ATP that the two best players are deciding the rankings in the last match. That is something we should all be conscious of.This is one of the biggest matches we will ever play against each otherI cant expect anything except to really get myself in the right state of mind and try to perform as well as I did tonight. Thats going to be my only goal. Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals November 20, 2016, 5:45pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass As I said at the beginning of this tournament, concerning the rankings situation, I actually have things in my hands. I doont need to depend on anybody else. Nike Roshe Run Cheap UK. Thats all Ive been focusing on, to be honest, really building my game, getting myself to a higher quality level of tennis in each match.As I progress through the tournament, thats whats happening. Hopefully Ill be able to stick with it and perform as well as I did in my last couple of matches tomorrow. Andy Murray is through to the final of the World Tour Finals after beating Milos Raonic As well as his epic tussle with Raonic, Murray beat Nishikori in a gruelling clash earlier in the week, but Djokovic is not expecting to face a weakened foe.Andy, you cannot take anything away from what he did in the last four, five months, said Djokovic.Yes, we havent played against each other, but his level was phenomenal. He deserves to be in the situation where he is at the moment. Hes No. 1 of the world, and deservedly so.Hes had 20-plus matches won and he got himself out of trouble today because of that confidence. He really has been winning a lot.Im sure, even though he has had a couple of very long matches in the last couple days, I doubt that hes going to feel tired. I know that hes very fit.Hes going to do everything to recover and to be ready for tomorrow.Watch the conclusion of the ATP World Tour Finals live on Sky Sports 3 HD from 5.45pm on Sunday, or follow live on skysports.com/tennis and the Sky Sports app. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Also See: Murrays climb to greatness World No 1 permutations One of the best matches ever Thiem is a future major winner Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
