Roger Federer defeated Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (3) to mark his return from three months off with the Stuttgart Open title on Sunday.
The Swiss great, who is assured of reclaiming the No. 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal on Monday, broke at 1-1 in the opening set and held his serve in the second, where Raonic double-faulted.
Federer skipped the entire clay-court season for the second year in a row, but he wrapped up his 18th grass-court title in 1 hour, 18 minutes — his 98th title overall and third of the season after victories at the Australian Open and World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.
• Top-seeded Ashleigh Barty defeated Johanna Konta 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the final of the Nottingham Open. Konta failed to shake the umpire's hand at the end of the match.
WNBA
L.A., Phoenix win
Chelsea Gray scored 21 points and Nneka Ogwumike added 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Los Angeles Sparks (8-2) beat the host Chicago Sky 81-72 to stay atop the WNBA standings. … Diana Taurasi scored 18 of her 28 in the first half and the Phoenix Mercury ran its winning streak to eight with a 92-80 victory over the Aces in Las Vegas.
Golf
Ryu triumphs
So Yeon Ryu won the Meijer LPGA Classic in Grand Rapids, Mich., for her first victory of the season and sixth overall, closing with a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke margin.
The South Korean birdied the par-5 16th and par-4 17th and parred the par-4 18th to finish at 21-under 267 at Blythefield Country Club.
Caroline Masson was second after a 68. Lydia Ko shot a 67 to finish third at 18 under.