Roger Federer needed three sets to defeat Rafael Nadal in the final of the ATP 500 Basel and retain his title.
The Swiss star had lost his previous five matches against Nadal and appeared to be jittery as he lost the second set.
But Federer took a decisive break in the third to seal a 6-3 5-7 6-3 win on home soil.
It was the 17-time Grand Slam winner’s sixth title of the season and the 88th of his career.
Third seed Nadal, 29, still has a 23-11 head-to-head record against world number three Federer.
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