Play was suspended before a match could even get underway at the Swiss Indoors after fog filled the court. Ben Shelton and Andrey Rublev completed their warm-up but couldn’t start their quarter-final because of the bizarre interruption. The American attempted to clear the mist with his towel but there was an eight-minute wait to get...
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Wawrinka outlasts Mannarino at Swiss Indoors and Rublev advances
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Stan Wawrinka became the oldest match-winner in the Swiss Indoors tournament history when he outlasted Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 on Wednesday. Playing in front of a home crowd, the 39-year-old Wawrinka earned his first win over Mannarino after having lost to the Frenchman three times. Wawrinka will next face 22-year-old...
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Wawrinka outlasts Mannarino at Swiss Indoors and Rublev advances
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Stan Wawrinka became the oldest match-winner in the Swiss Indoors tournament history when he outlasted Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 on Wednesday. Playing in front of a home crowd, the 39-year-old Wawrinka earned his first win over Mannarino after having lost to the Frenchman three times. Wawrinka will next face 22-year-old...
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Shelton’s awkward response after fan proposed to him during Swiss Indoors match
Ben Shelton got more than he bargained for at the Swiss Indoors as a fan proposed to him mid-match. The world No. 23 was a game away from victory in his first-round match at the Swiss Indoors when a fan shouted out, asking Shelton to marry her. It didn’t go down too well with the...
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Rune, Tsitsipas and Shelton advance at Swiss Indoors
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune kept alive their slim hopes of reaching the ATP Finals with wins at the Swiss Indoors tournament on Tuesday. Tsitsipas, ranked No. 11, outlasted Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), while 14th-ranked Rune beat Nicolas Jarry 6-4, 7-6 (3). The top-eight Finals are next month...
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Huge umpire blunder at Swiss Indoors as player floored after being hit by ball
Ben Shelton was the beneficiary of a major umpire blunder at the Swiss Indoors in Basel after he was awarded a point that should’ve gone the way of Tomas Martin Etcheverry. The Argentine had been drawn against Shelton in the tournament’s first round and was locked in a ding-dong battle with the sixth seed. Shelton...