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Emotional Farewell: Wawrinka Plays Final Career Match
28 Oct
Summary
- Stan Wawrinka played his final career match in Basel, Switzerland.
- Jiri Lehecka defeated Wawrinka in his last professional tennis match.
- The ATP 500 event in Basel marked Wawrinka's final tournament.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka competed in his final professional tennis match on Tuesday, falling to Jiri Lehecka at the Swiss Indoors Basel. The ATP 500 event in his native Switzerland marked the conclusion of Wawrinka's career, which he had previously announced would end in 2026.
Fans bid an emotional farewell to the beloved Swiss player during his last tournament appearance. In other first-round action at the Swiss Indoors Basel, top seed Ben Shelton narrowly defeated fellow American Aleksandar Kovacevic, with Shelton serving an impressive 44 aces.
Additionally, No. 2 seed Arthur Fils secured a win over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, and Spanish third seed Rafael Jodar defeated Alejandro Tabilo. Other players advancing included Hubert Hurkacz, Jerome Kym, and Alex Michelsen.
Meanwhile, at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria, World No. 2 Alexander Zverev narrowly escaped defeat, saving four match points against Spanish wild card Martin Landaluce. No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz also advanced, defeating Karen Khachanov.
Other winners in Vienna included No. 4 seed Flavio Cobolli, No. 7 seed Tommy Paul, Adrian Mannarino, and Cameron Norrie.
