Sports, tennis: Wawrinka crushes Andy Murray

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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Stan Wawrinka was in top form Thursday at tje Monte Carlo Masters, where the canton Vaud tennis player defeated an unimpressive Andy Murray 6-1 6-2. The loss puts Murray behind Federer again in world rankings, moving the British player into the no. 3 slot. Wawrinka is currently number 17 in the world.

Stan Wawrinka, fast ball man: “200 kph only when serving”

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Too many drivers slow down just for fixed radars LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Stan Wawrinka, best known as a tennis player and Olympic champion, is the new poster boy for canton Vaud’s “the road isn’t my racetrack” police campaign. His face will appear on some 1,700 giant posters in every commune in Vaud  for its annual [...]

Sports, tennis: Nadal shines, Federer fumbles, Spaniard to semi-finals

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Roger Federer was not at his best but Rafa Nadal was better than he’s been recently, and the result of their Indian Wells match was 6-4, 6-2 for Nadal, who moves on to the semi-finals of the ATP tennis tournament. ESPN notes that fans packed the stadium, hoping for a vintage show. [...]

Roger overwhelmed by Andy in Australia

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Roger Federer lost to Andy Murray in the semi-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne Friday 25 January, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. The match was Federer’s chance to even his record with Murray, but it escaped him. It was also the first time that the number 2 Federer and number 3 Murray [...]

Sports, tennis: Federer swallows hometown defeat

BASEL, SWITZERLAND – Roger Federer suffered a rare hometown defeat 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 to Juan Martin Del Potro from Argentina in the Swiss Indoors in Basel Sunday afternoon 28 October. In a very tight match Federer was never able to break the tall (1m90) Del Potro’s serve despite 18 aces. It was Del Potro’s fourth [...]

Geneva to get Davis Cup match just after Aussie Open

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva will host the Davis Cup tennis match 1-3 February 2013, rather than Basel, Roger Federer’s hometown, the Swiss Tennis Federation announced 15 October. The match against the Czech Republic will be the first round of the world group and comes five days after the Australian Open ends. Geneva was selected over [...]

Sports, tennis: thriller in Shanghai

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Sunday it was Andy Murray’s day to lose to a star, in an exciting final match in Shanghai where Novak Djokovic outplayed and outlasted the Scot, 5-7 7-6 (13-11) 6-3. Djokovic saved five match points in the second set before he broke a 20-minute tie break. Both players paid tribute to each [...]

Swiss Indoors to have 3 big tennis names

BASEL, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Indoors will have three top players and all three Olympic medalists on the courts for the week of 20-28 October: Roger Federer (ATP 1), Andy Murray (ATP 3) and Juan Martin Del Potro (ATP 8). The organization published the lineup 24 September, with 8 of the world’s top 25 players [...]

Sports, tennis: it’s Murray’s turn!

Andy Murray tramples Roger Federer to win Olympic gold GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – To say that Andy Murray was determined to win this one would be putting it mildly, and the British tennis man’s power was up to his will. He beat Switzerland’s Roger Federer in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 to win the Olympic gold [...]

Roger Federer top seed at London Olympics

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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Wimbledon champion, Number 1 ATP-ranked and Swiss sports mega star, Roger Federer will head the field as the seeds are announced for the Olympic Tennis tournament in London. Federer, who has won 17 Grand Slam titles, has been named as the top seed in the men’s competition. Defending champions Federer and compatriot [...]