Lehecka Ends Wawrinka's Career in Basel
Stan Wawrinka, a three-time major champion, loses 7–5, 7–6(2) to eighth seed Jiri Lehecka at his home tournament
Stan Wawrinka, 41, played on a wild card in front of a packed home crowd, and eighth seed Jiri Lehecka beat him 7–5, 7–6(2).
He finishes with 590 tour-level wins and 16 titles. His three majors each came by beating the world No. 1 in the final: Rafael Nadal at the 2014 Australian Open, and Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros in 2015 and the US Open in 2016.
He reached a career-high No. 3 in 2014, the year he beat Roger Federer for the Monte-Carlo title and helped Switzerland win its first Davis Cup. He and Federer won Olympic doubles gold in Beijing in 2008.
In January he became the oldest man since Ken Rosewall in 1978 to reach the third round of a major.
Top seed Ben Shelton beat Aleksandar Kovacevic in three tiebreaks, and second seed Arthur Fils beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7–6(5), 7–5.
Stan Wawrinka's 24-year professional career ended with a 7–5, 7–6(2) loss to eighth seed Jiri Lehecka in the first round of the Swiss Indoors Basel, his home tournament.
Wawrinka, 41, played on a wild card in front of a packed home crowd.
He finishes with 590 tour-level wins and 16 titles, including three majors. He won each of them by beating the world No. 1 in the final: Rafael Nadal at the 2014 Australian Open, and Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros in 2015 and the US Open in 2016.
He reached a career-high No. 3 in 2014, the year he beat Roger Federer for the Monte-Carlo title and helped Switzerland win its first Davis Cup. He and Federer won Olympic doubles gold in Beijing in 2008.
In January he became the oldest man since Ken Rosewall in 1978 to reach the third round of a major.
Elsewhere in Basel, top seed Ben Shelton beat Aleksandar Kovacevic 6–7(4), 7–6(3), 7–6(4), and second seed Arthur Fils beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7–6(5), 7–5.