Roger Federer of Switzerland won his first Madrid Masters and 10th title of the season Sunday with a 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 victory over Fernando Gonzalez.

Federer became the first player in the Open era to win 10 titles in three straight years. The top-ranked Swiss player moved ahead of Pete Sampras with his 12th Masters series title _ second only to Andre Agassi's 17.

Federer didn't drop a set in Madrid while winning his 19th straight match and third straight final. Earlier this month, he won the Japan Open after capturing his third consecutive U.S. Open title in September.

``I haven't played (here) for two years because of fatigue and injury, and I've been able to come back and win this tournament, so it's a great day for my career,'' Federer said.

Federer relied on a powerful backhand to break the 10th-seeded Chilean six times _ including in five straight games over the second and third sets.

Both players held serve through the first set until the 12th game when Federer, leading 6-5, sent a backhanded volley out of Gonzalez's reach to take the set.

Federer's backhand produced six winners in the match, including in the fourth game of the second set for a 3-1 lead.

Gonzalez hit 21 of his 29 errors over the final two sets while Federer was a perfect 10-for-10 on first serve points in the second set.

Federer opened the third set with another break of Gonzalez, and broke two more times again on his way to shutting the Chilean out in the final set.

Federer improved to 8-0 lifetime against Gonzalez, who lost his second consecutive final. Last week, he lost to Ivan Ljubicic in Vienna, Austria.

© The Canadian Press, 2007