Basel Indoors Open Final: Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal

Federer wins!

Roger Federer serves for the match! Advantage to the Swiss, now on the verge of the win.

And the Swiss takes the break, now leading Nadal 5-3 in the decider.

Another break point for Federer! He's taken 2 of the 4 he has faced so far.

Not a single break in the third set, with Federer leading 4-3.

Nadal holds to go 3-3.

Federer takes the lead in the deciding set, going 3-2 without conceding a point.

Nadal holds to equalise at 2-2. The final is going down to the wire.

Break point for Roger Federer! He's leading Nadal 2-1 in the third set.

Federer holds to go 2-1 in the second set, taking the game without conceding a single point.

#Federer 6-3 5-7 1*-1 pic.twitter.com/mZJD0PdJT5
— Viki_RF (@VIKI_RF) November 1, 2015

#Federer misses the #backhand.
— The Hardball Facts (@HardballFacts) November 1, 2015

Nadal takes the second set 7-5! This match will now go to 3 sets.

Nadal ramping up. Federer needs to step up here. #fedal
— கரிக் கடை Boy (@KarikadaiBoy) November 1, 2015

And Nadal breaks to go 6-5! He'll now serve to take this to a three-set final.

Nadal breaks and denies Federer victory..for now. 5-5 in the second set.

Federer holds to go 5-4, and Nadal will now serve to stay in the match!

4-4! Nadal's not done yet. Federer now serves for a lead in the second set.

4-3! Could the Swiss ace close this out in straight sets?

3-3 and Federer serves for the lead in the second set!

Fedex has now taken a 3-2 lead in the 2nd set.

The pair are equal at 2-2 in the second set, with break point for Federer!

The Swiss leads Nadal 2-1 in the second set after winning his first service game.

Nadal has never won after losing the first set against Federer in an indoors tournament, so statistics are currently in Federer's favour.

@TennisTV: Watch Roger Federer save a break point at full stre-e-e-e-e-etch! https://t.co/bbRMlVTH7u
— محمد عبدالمحسن (@guti_zizo) November 1, 2015

Federer breaks Nadal to take the first set 6-3!

And he holds, with Nadal now serving to stay in the set.

Nadal holds his OWN serve to narrow the lead. Federer on serve, with the scoreline now at 4-3.

Federer holds to take a 4-2 lead over Nadal.

And the SABR returns to give Federer the lead 3-2 in the first set!

#Nadal's turn to save BP - but #Federer attacks the net again for another chance. pic.twitter.com/dTHzyAMRfx
— Live Tennis (@livetennis) November 1, 2015

Nadal now leads Federer two games to 1, but Federer holds to equalise! The pair are now 2-2 in the first set.

And the first game goes to Nadal, with the SABR making an appearance to give Federer the second game.

Today marks the pair's first meeting all year - they last met at the semi-finals of the Australian Open in 2014, with Nadal taking victory.

Nadal is Federer's nemesis - the rivalry between the two is legendary, with Nadal winning 23 of their 33 previous matches.

Nadal beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet in straight sets himself, with the second set going to a tiebreak.

Federer is the favourite to win today's match, beating American Jack Sock in straight sets in the pair's semi-final match.