Roger Federer mastered Rafael Nadal in their first meeting in almost two years to win the Swiss Indoors final 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 on Sunday.
The top-seeded Federer ended a five-match losing streak against Nadal, including the last time they played for a title in May 2013.
"It was a very special day,'' Federer said.
"Probably it was my best victory here in Basel.''
With the match finely poised in the deciding set, Federer hit a series of ground strokes for winners and broke Nadal's serve for a 5-3 lead.
Federer created his second match point by meeting Nadal's hard forehand with a backhand volley winner at the net and clinched it when Nadal's service return flew long.
"I lost, but I was close to winning, very close,'' said Nadal, who still has a 23-11 career hold over Federer, including 14-7 in tournament finals.