Last Updated: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:07
Novak Djokovic hailed his "big achievement" after beating Roger Federer to take the Swiss Indoors title in Basle.
The 22-year-old was attempting to end the dominance of the Swiss ace, who was looking for his fourth consecutive victory in his home town of Basle, and he duly came through in three sets, 6-4 4-6 6-2.
The Serb star had struggled at times in the tournament but got off to a decent start in the final, taking the first set with both players below their best.
Federer bounced back to take the second roared on by his adoring home-town fans, but it was Djokovic who emerged victorious as he dropped just two games in the decider.
And the 2008 Australian Open winner was pleased to take the title, with practically every person in the crowd against him.
"It is definitely a big achievement to beat Roger in his home city," he said. "He had a huge amount of pressure on him to win today.
"I hope the crowd enjoyed it; I think we played a great match. I am really, really satisfied with this week.
"Nothing is easy, believe me, against Roger. I knew he was going to try to come back at any time. Although I was two breaks up (in the third set), he had some break points - but I served well at the key moments."