Basel — Roger Federer will aim to write more history at his home event as the world No2 bids for an eighth title at the Swiss Indoors starting on Monday. The 36-year-old Swiss tennis icon will again be the main attraction in his hometown as he tries to overhaul Rafael Nadal for year-end ATP No1 honours with three weeks remaining in the regular international season. The Spanish No1 is missing after pulling out due to a knee problem sustained last weekend as he lost the Shanghai Masters final to longtime rival Federer. Federer is closing in on Nadal, who last played the event in 2015, losing to Federer in the final at the St Jakobshalle. The venue is the place where Federer got his start in the game, serving as a tournament ball boy more than two decades ago. Federer will begin his campaign for a seventh title this season against wild-card entry Francis Tiafoe, after beating the teenaged American twice this season, first in Miami and then at the US Open. The Swiss flew back from China...
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