Federer wins 50th title and clinches US Open Series

26-year-old world #1 Roger Federer won his 50th ATP Tour title (the 9th man ever to do so) by defeating his 35th consecutive American player, James Blake in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4 at the Western & Southern Financial Group ATP Masters in Cincinnati, OH on Sunday. With his win Federer clinched first place in the US Open Series, which means he qualifies for a million dollar bonus if he were to win the 2007 U.S. Open, a major title he has won the last three years in a row. Blake has won one of the 19 sets he has played against Federer in 7 matches. Although Federer is only the fifth youngest to win fifty titles (Borg was the youngest at 23 years, 7 months), he is second on the list of ATP Master Shields with 14 (Andre Agassi is currently at the top of the list with 17) and tied for 3rd on the list of Grand Slam titles (11) behind Roy Emerson (12) and Pete Sampras (14).