contents
In 2013, Switzerland lost a dramatic double against the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup that went down in history.
It is still the second longest game in tennis history: after 7:02 hours, Stan Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli had to congratulate the Czechs Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol on 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 7, 24:22 .
Ironically, a double fault by Chiudinelli on the 13th match point of the Czechs meant the end of this marathon match, which is only surpassed by the legendary 11:05 hour epic between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in Wimbledon.
Legend:
blank stares
In the end, Marco Chiudinelli and Stan Wawrinka were left with nothing but disillusionment.
Keystone/Martial Trezzini
Tears at Wawrinka
Wawrinka, who will represent Switzerland in the Davis Cup playoff against Germany in the group stage playoff on Friday and Saturday for the first time in a long time, is reluctant to look back on the weekend in Geneva exactly 10 years ago.
On Sunday he also lost the pre-decisive individual against Berdych and cried bitter tears afterwards. The Czech Republic, on the other hand, was in high gear, later reached the final and defended the Davis Cup title from the previous year. Switzerland won the “ugliest salad bowl in the world” for it the following year.
czu
Most Read Articles
Scroll left
Scroll right
Social login
For the registration we need additional information about you.
* #socialRegistrationForm * * firstName * * lastName * * emailAddress * * displayName * * mobile * * addressCity *
* /socialRegistrationForm *