“It’s fantastic to come here, face the pressure and be able to come through at the end as well,” the world number two told Swedish TV. “It was a really difficult final and you can see I’m still breathing hard. I thought Mayer played a terrific final so I’m very happy with the result.”
Mayer, without a title to his name, attacked at every opportunity and displayed fine touch around the net. He broke serve in the first set, only for Federer to break back immediately.
The Swiss then held his own serve to love before breaking again to take the next set. Mayer wrong-footed Federer with some classy shots but a service break in the sixth game of the second set put the 16-time Grand Slam winner in the driving seat.
“It’s been a tough week. I came from Shanghai where I played five matches, then the jet lag and the whole thing, so to back it up with another win is great,” said Federer after picking up the trophy from Crown Princess Victoria. The victory was even sweeter for the Swiss after he went down in the Shanghai Masters final to world number four Andy Murray.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 25th, 2010.
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