German fourth seed Alexander Zverev upset Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 in the Rogers Cup final in Montreal on Sunday, to join the Swiss right-hander as the most trophy-laden player on the ATP Tour this year with five titles.
The 20-year-old German, proved up for the task right out of the gate as he had the Swiss second seed on his heels from the start on a sun-kissed afternoon.
Zverev was poised and aggressive off the ground to create space for his power game, and displayed some short-angled winners off thumping forehands and backhands to grab an early break for a 3-1 lead.
He consolidated for a 4-1 lead and ultimately closed out the opening set after a mere 30 minutes.
Federer started to find his groove early in the second set, but suddenly appeared out of sorts while Zverev broke in the seventh game to pull ahead 4-3 and then held on for a surprise win that took 68 minutes.
The win improved Zverev to 5-1 in finals this year with the only defeat coming at the hands of Federer at Halle.