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Updated at 7:03 a.m., Sunday, October 26, 2008

Tennis: Federer beats Nalbandian in Swiss Indoors final

Associated Press

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Switzerland's Roger Federer holds his trophy after winning the final match against Argentina's David Nalbandian at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tennis tournament Sunday in Basel, Switzerland.

GEORGIOS KEFALAS | Keystone via Associated Press

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BASEL, Switzerland — Roger Federer won his hometown tournament for the third straight year on Sunday, beating second-seeded David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-3, 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors final.

The top-seeded Federer hit eight aces and conceded just seven points on his serve all match.

The 27-year-old Swiss broke to lead 4-2 in the first set and again in the third game of the second set.

It was Federer's fourth title of the season after victories at the U.S. Open, in Estoril, Portugal; and Halle, Germany. He is 4-4 in finals this season and 57-21 overall.

Federer improved to 10-8 against the 26-year-old Nalbandian, who won in Basel in 2002 and is a three-time runner-up.