Roger Federer defeated Juan Martin del Potro, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 to win the Basel championship.

- Roger Federer came from a set down to earn his eighth Basel trophy in his 13th appearance in the final.
-The Swiss moved into first on the ATP World Tour in titles won this season, with seven.
-The win breaks Federer's tie with Ivan Lendl for titles won during the Open Era. Federer now owns 95, second only behind Jimmy Connors, who has 109.
-Despite the loss, del Potro is still within striking distance in the Emirates ATP Race To London, as he seeks a fourth appearance in the Nitto ATP Finals. The Argentine is just 190 points behind Pablo Carreno Busta for the eighth and final spot.
- Del Potro has moved from 47th in the Race before the US Open to 13th.
- Second-seeded Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers continued their London push by winning their second title of the year.
- The Croatian-Spanish duo occupy the final spot in the Race with one week remaining.

WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID

Federer
“We really gave it all we had. I think we're both tired from a long season. Plus he's been playing four straight weeks now, very successful, so we tried to give it all we had. The crowd really enjoyed themselves and at the end there is always going to be a winner unfortunately in tennis. But I think we both can be very happy with the week today.”

“It was an emotional match. But a good one, I think, for the fans.”

Del Potro
“You've been playing great tennis this year. You are in fantastic shape, it's unbelievable. I would love to be at your age in the same form, but I don't think so.” 

Dodig
“Thanks to my partner for a great week and through all this season we really tried hard and we have one more title together. I’m happy, he was defending champion, so a second time for him, it’s great.” 

Granollers
“I think we played very well and it was a week at a high level. It was the result we were looking for.”