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Stan Wawrinka ends tennis career with first-round defeat in Basel
October 28, 2026 at 01:58 PM
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AJAl Jazeera English
Former world No 3 Stan Wawrinka ends career in home match defeat in Basel
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BNBBC News
Stan Wawrinka retires: Three-time Grand Slam champion's career ends with Basel defeat
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Stan Wawrinka retires as Basel farewell ends in 1st-round loss - ESPN
(opens the publisher’s site)Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka ended his 24-year professional career with a first-round loss at the Basel Open on Tuesday.
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Wawrinka, 41, lost 7-5, 7-6 (7/2) to Czech Jiri Lehecka in the Basel first round.
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His three Grand Slam titles came against then-world No. 1s: Nadal at the 2014 Australian Open, Djokovic at the 2015 French and 2016 US Opens.
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Wawrinka told the ATP website he had always wanted to give everything and leave the sport without regrets.