A ninth title at #Federer’s hometown event in #Basel, where he was once a ball boy, matched the nine he won at the #Halle grass-court event in #Germany. He closed the gap on the all-time singles titles list to #JimmyConnors, who leads with 109.A ninth title at Federer’s hometown event in Basel, where he was once a ball boy, matched the nine he won at the Halle grass-court event in Germany. He closed the gap on the all-time singles titles list to Jimmy Connors, who leads with 109.