Roger Federer will seek his 10th Basel title Sunday against Alex De Minaur.

The 38-year-old Swiss eased past the dangerous and in-form Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 to reach his 15th final at his home event.

Federer broke the Greek early in both sets and all but cruised to his 23rd straight win on the event’s center court.

“It was nice to come out strong. It was a really intense 35 or 40 minutes …

Stefanos Tsitsipas set up a salivating showdown Saturday against Swiss great Roger Federer in the Basel semifinals. The Greek advanced to the last four with a comeback 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Filip Krajinovic.

After trading breaks early in the third, Tsitsipas took hold of the final breaking at 3-all.

Tsitsipas goes into the match against Federer having won 10 of his last 12, and of course stunned Federer at the Australian …

At the very end of the his 3-set win over Frances Tiafoe, Stan Wawrinka injured his back and had to withdraw from his much-anticipated quarterfinal against friend against countryman Roger Federer in Basel.

Wawrinka won the match 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 but the lower back injury he sustained in the final game has forced him out of the event.

No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas held off qualifier Ricardis Berankis 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-4 to …

Roger Federer cruised in his Basel opener Wednesday. The match, which was the Swiss’s 1,500, was one-way as Federer dominated with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Radu Albot.

“I’m extremely happy because I really struggled against him in Miami and he definitely got my attention there. I was basically a point away from losing,” said Federer. “It was important for me to show a reaction to that match and come out …

The last of the Big 4 finally tied the knot this weekend. Rafael Nadal wed longtime girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello in a ceremony in Mallorca.

CONGRATULATIONS! ❤️
Que seáis MUY FELICES! 😍

📸 @frnadal pic.twitter.com/7gaKSS9j9o

— Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar (@rnadalacademy) October 20, 2019

The event, held at La Fortaleza, was attended by about 350 guests including players David Ferrer, Juan …

All eyes in Vienna will be a blockbuster opening match between top seed and home favorite Dominic Thiem and former champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

After a solid 7-1 Asian swing, Thiem hopes to open his indoor season on a high note against the Frenchman. But the Austrian has never reached the semifinals at the biggest event in his country.

Joining Thiem among the seeds are No. 2 Karen Khachanov, No. 3 Matteo Berrettini …

Roger Federer opens his European indoor season on familiar ground in Basel. The top seeded Federer has reached the final of the event the last 12 times he’s playing. And overall, he’s won it nine times.

The Swiss will be joined by Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas who are both playing well this fall.

Also in the draw are Stan Wawrinka, David Goffin and Fabio Fognini.

Zverev, who made the semifinals a year …

After falling short last week in Linz to Coco Gauff, Jelena Ostapenka finished the job in Luxembourg Sunday cruising past Julia Goerges 6-4, 6-1.

“Of course it’s great to finish the season with winning a title, especially in the last tournament,” Ostapenko said. “I enjoyed this week so much, and I think I played really well today. I just like to finish the year this way.”

The title was the Latvian’s …

Belinda Bencic came from a set down to deny home favorite and former champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 to win the Moscow title.

After dropping the first set, the Swiss rolled off 12 of the last 14 games to coast to her second title of the year and fourth of her career.

“It feels unbelievable right now. I still can’t imagine it,” the 22-year-old Bencic told the crowd.

By reaching the finals, …

For the second straight year Adrian Mannarino was denied a title by a Russian in the Moscow final. The Frenchmen lost to Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-0 in the Sunday title match.

The win for Rublev, the second of his career, was made extra special because the Russian celebrated his 22nd birthday.

“I’m at a loss. I can’t find the right words for what it means to me to win here,” said Rublev …

Denis Shapovalov added his name to the list of first-time champions this year by beating Filip Krajinovic 6-4, 6-4 in the Stockholm final.

“I am definitely super happy and just really proud,” said Shapovalov. “Me and my team have worked really hard to get into this position of lifting a title, so I am really proud of myself and proud of my team right now.”

Playing in his first career final, the …

Down a break in the third, Andy Murray came back to beat Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to capture the Antwerp title, his first trophy during his comeback and first since 2017 Dubai.

“It means a lot. The past few years have been extremely difficult. Both me and Stan have had a lot of injury problems in the past couple of years. Amazing to be back playing against him in a …

Two surgically repaired veterans will tangle in the final in Antwerp Sunday. Following his hip replacement surgery almost nine months ago, Andy Murray has returned to an ATP final for the first time since his 2017 Dubai title.

The Scot will meet fellow 3-time Slam winner Stan Wawrinka. The Swiss will seek his first crown since 2017 Geneva. Murray leads their series 11-8.

“I think it will be a nice match to …

The European indoor swing goes full-on this week on the ATP with three events marking the start of the final month of the season.

In Moscow, Russian stars Daniil Medvedev, Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev lead the way. Medvedev, who just won Shanghai, has won 29 of his last 32 matches and made the finals at his last six events.

Medvedev could face Rublev in the quarters and then Marin Cilic …

Swede Rebecca Peterson collected her second career title during this Asian swing taking Tianjin over Heather Watson 6-4, 6-4.

“I got my first title in Nanchang just a couple of weeks ago, and now I’ve got my second title so I’m obviously enjoying my stay here in China,” said Peterson.

“I think the tournaments here are doing their best to make the players feel welcome, and that’s very appreciated.”

Peterson upset …