World number one Roger Federer claims Rotterdam Open

World number one Roger Federerthrashed Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-2 in a one-sided final of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam to claim his 97th title.

In the Open era, only American Jimmy Connors has won more titles with 109.

Federer surpasses Andre Agassi, who held the top spot aged 33 years and 131 days in 2003, as the oldest man to claim the world number one spot.

It is Federer's first time back at the summit since October 2012 having first claimed the top position in February 2004.

The 36-year-old said, "What a fantastic week. The goal at start of week was to make it to the semi-finals. This is absolutely amazing, I'm really pleased."

After winning the title he gave a hilarious statement in the post-match interview, "I will definitely check out the new ranking on Monday morning. To make sure that no mistake has been made."

Federer will now decide within a few days whether or not to travel to Dubai for the ATP event starting a week from Monday.

Federer has a home and training base in the UAE and has won the hardcourt tournament seven times.

His effort in Rotterdam appeared to take little out of him physically, with his only loss of a set coming in the quarter-final against Robin Haase.