( CNN ) Roger Federer reached the 1,000 ATP Tour wins milestone as he claimed the Brisbane title Sunday but was made to fight all the way by Canada 's Milos Raonic in a tense three-set final . The 33-year-old Swiss joins Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl as the only players in the modern professional era to achieve that feat and was claiming his 83rd career title . Federer led by a set and 2-0 until Raonic broke back and reeled off seven straight points in the tiebreaker to level at a set all . The third set might have gone either way , with top seed Federer staving off five break points , but a single break of the Raonic service proved decisive and he completed victory in two hours 13 minutes . It completed a fine week for the world number two as he prepares for a tilt at the upcoming Australian Open title in Melbourne . By contrast , his arch-rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal slipped to early round defeats at the ATP event in Doha to disrupt their preparations for the opening grand slam of the season . Federer , who was surprisingly beaten in the final of the corresponding event by Lleyton Hewitt last year , was winning the Brisbane title for the first time . He extended his career record over the emerging Raonic to 8-1 with his latest triumph , but still has ground to make up on former greats Connors ( 1,253 wins ) and Lendl ( 1,071 ) . At the presentation he was awarded the trophy by Roy Emerson and a special award for 1,000 wins by fellow Australian legend Rod Laver . `` To get to 1,000 wins in front of you two greats means a lot to me , '' Federer said . `` I 'll never forget this moment . '' Wawrinka doubles up . In other ATP final action Sunday , top seed Stanislas Wawrinka successfully defended his title at the Chennai Open in India . Federer 's compatriot Wawrinka , who is preparing for his defense of the Australian Open title , beat Slovenian qualifier Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-4 in 69 minutes in the final . The 29-year-old Wawrinka also won the title at the hard court event in 2011 . It was his eighth career tournament victory and earns him 250 ranking points .
Jimmy Connors claims Federer title . Beats Milos Raonic of Brisbane in 1,000 sets . 1,000th win on the ATP Tour for Swiss maestro . Brisbane International was claiming 83rd career title .