HALLE, Germany (AP) – Roger Federer just wanted to survive a couple of rounds at the Gerry Weber Open after his painful French Open loss to Rafael Nadal.

The top-ranked Swiss did much more, beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday’s final for his 10th grass title. That matches Pete Sampras’ total on the surface and takes his unbeaten streak on grass to 59 matches.

To further boost his confidence, Federer sailed through the Wimbledon warmup tournament without dropping a set or his serve.

“I’m really excited; I think that’s the first time in my career I won a title” without losing serve, Federer said. “That was very special – and I’m very proud to keep my streak going.”

In fact, Federer also won a tournament in Doha in 2005 without being broken.

He restored some momentum after one of his worst defeats – a rout in the French Open final last Sunday at the hands of Nadal. Federer took just four games.

“I didn’t want to lose in the first and second round,” Federer said. “It would have been really tough for me losing on grass again for the first time and having just lost in Paris the final.”

He beat Nadal in the last two Wimbledon finals, but the Spaniard may be a bigger challenge this time around. Nadal won his first grass-court title Sunday against Novak Djokovic at Queen’s Club in London.

Federer, who raised his record to 10-0 in grass finals, won Halle for the fifth time. The previous four were followed by Wimbledon triumphs three weeks later.

Nadal wins 1st grass-court title

LONDON – Rafael Nadal claimed his first career grass-court title Sunday, defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Queen’s Club final to become the first Spaniard to win on grass in 36 years.

It was the French Open champion’s third win in the last three tournaments over the second-seeded Djokovic, following semifinal victories in Hamburg and at Roland Garros. Andres Gimeno was the last Spaniard to win on grass, at Eastbourne in 1972.

“This week was amazing for me,” Nadal said.

The win should give Nadal a confidence boost ahead of Wimbledon.

, particularly after his resounding straight-sets win over No. 1 Roger Federer in the French Open final.

Federer, who has won the last five Wimbledon crowns, lost to Djokovic in this year’s Australian Open semifinals. The Swiss earned his fifth title at Halle, Germany, earlier Sunday to extend his streak on grass to 59 wins.

Djokovic was pleased with his performance – especially since he has been playing on grass only three years.

“Well, I tried. It was a great match,” he said. “It was a great atmosphere. It’s been a terrific week.”