World number one Roger Federer raced to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over American James Blake on Sunday to win the Cincinnati Masters and claim his 50th career singles title.

"I struggled for a lot of the week and was maybe a little lucky yesterday beating (Lleyton) Hewitt in a third-set tiebreak," he told reporters.

"The scoreboard might not show it but today I definitely had to play my best to win. It was a great week for me and I'm now really excited about the US Open."

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