Roger Federer says clinching the fourth seed at Wimbledon was not an extra motivation at the Gerry Weber Open.

The Swiss maestro arrived in Halle on the back of a disappointing first-round loss to fellow veteran Tommy Haas in Stuttgart, but was in imperious form this week and did not drop a set en route to a ninth title at the tournament.

Federer’s success was clinched with a 6-1 6-3 masterclass against Alexander Zverev on Sunday.

The 18-time grand slam champion had already earned the fourth seed at SW19 by beating Zverev’s brother Mischa earlier in the week, but he says that was not in his thinking.