Wimbledon [ Images ] champion Roger Federer [ Images ] equalled Bjorn Borg's [ Images ] record of 41 consecutive victories on grass with a 6-0, 6-7, 6-2 victory over Czech Tomas Berdych in the final of the Halle Open on Sunday.

Federer, who was less than convincing in his previous two matches against Olivier Rochus [ Images ] and Tommy Haas [ Images ], took the first set against fifth seed Berdych in 20 minutes.

However, the Swiss world number one started making unforced errors and although he served for the set at 5-3, Berdych held and went on to take the tiebreak 7-4.

Federer, who lost last week's French Open [ Images ] final to Rafael Nadal [ Images ], upped pressure on Berdych and broke for 2-1 and 5-2 to take the match.

Sweden's Borg, five-times Wimbledon champion, set the open era record for consecutive wins on grass from 1976 to 1981.