Wawrinka waves farewell to tennis in Basel

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2026-10-28

Geneva (PA Media/dpa) - Stan Wawrinka's last professional tennis match ended in a straight-sets defeat by Jiri Lehecka on home turf at the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday. The 41-year-old, who won three majors between 2014 and 2016, went down 7-5, 7-6 (7-2) to Czech Lehecka in Basel despite sending down nine aces. Wawrinka reached a high of three in the men's world rankings, won Olympic gold in doubles partnering Roger Federer at Beijing 2008 and was al......

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