Former world No 3 Stan Wawrinka ends career in home match defeat in Basel
Summary
Stan Wawrinka’s 24-year professional tennis career ended with a first-round loss to Jiri Lehecka at the Basel Open. The three-time Grand Slam champion plans to take part in a farewell event in Geneva on December 19.Key Facts
- Lehecka defeated Wawrinka 7-5, 7-6 (7/2) in Basel.
- The 41-year-old Swiss had announced earlier in the season that the Basel Open would be his final professional tournament.
- Wawrinka won three Grand Slam singles titles: the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open and 2016 US Open.
- He and Roger Federer helped Switzerland win the Davis Cup, and they won Olympic doubles gold in 2008.
- Wawrinka reached a career-high ranking of world No. 3.
- His December 19 farewell event in Geneva is called “One last backhand” and is set to include Federer and Andy Murray.
- At the Basel Open, Arthur Fils, Rafael Jodar and Ben Shelton also won their matches to advance.
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