MONTREAL - Alexander Zverev kept his winning streak alive with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Swiss ace Roger Federer in the Rogers Cup final on Sunday.
The 20-year-old Zverev, the winner last week in Washington, D.C., posted a 10th straight match victory and ended 36-year-old Federer's winning streak at 16. The German also equalled Federer with a fifth tournament victory this year.
He avenged a loss to Federer at Halle, Germany on June 25 and evened their career head-to-head record at two wins apiece.
Fourth-seeded Zverev won US$894,585 while second-seeded Federer got $438,635.
Zverev used some sharp ground strokes to keep Federer from taking control early and get the only service break he needed to win the first set.
The lanky German escaped a break point at 1-0 in the second set with consecutive aces, then broke a mistake-prone Federer for a 4-3 lead and served out the match.
