Switzerland got their hands on the Davis Cup for the first time thanks to the efforts of top-10 tennis stars Roger Federer (second left) and Stanislas Wawrinka (center).
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Switzerland got their hands on the Davis Cup for the first time thanks to the efforts of top-10 tennis stars Roger Federer (second left) and Stanislas Wawrinka (center).
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What did the victory mean for Federer? It literally brought the 33-year-old to his knees.
Switzerland on a roll in Davis Cup —
What did the victory mean for Federer? It literally brought the 33-year-old to his knees.
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Frenchman Richard Gasquet was no match for Federer in the fourth rubber. The Swiss world No.2 beat him 6-4 6-2 6-2 to seal victory for Switzerland.
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Frenchman Richard Gasquet was no match for Federer in the fourth rubber. The Swiss world No.2 beat him 6-4 6-2 6-2 to seal victory for Switzerland.
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Federer and Wawrinka won their doubles match Saturday to come within one rubber of a historic first for Switzerland.
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Federer and Wawrinka won their doubles match Saturday to come within one rubber of a historic first for Switzerland.
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The Swiss pair talk tactics during their doubles match against France's Gasquet and Julien Benneteau.
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The Swiss pair talk tactics during their doubles match against France's Gasquet and Julien Benneteau.
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The Swiss team watched from the sidelines as Federer and Wawrinka wrapped up a 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 win.
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The Swiss team watched from the sidelines as Federer and Wawrinka wrapped up a 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 win.
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The tournament had not started well for Federer, who slipped to a straight sets defeat in his opening singles rubber against Gael Monfils in Lille.
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The tournament had not started well for Federer, who slipped to a straight sets defeat in his opening singles rubber against Gael Monfils in Lille.
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Monfils was in inspired form to draw France level in the Davis Cup final by beating Federer.
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Monfils was in inspired form to draw France level in the Davis Cup final by beating Federer.
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Australian Open champion Wawrinka had put up a superb performance against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to put the Swiss 1-0 up in Lille.
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Australian Open champion Wawrinka had put up a superb performance against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to put the Swiss 1-0 up in Lille.
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With the giant Davis Cup trophy behind him, Tsonga stretches to retrieve a shot in going down to Wawrinka
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With the giant Davis Cup trophy behind him, Tsonga stretches to retrieve a shot in going down to Wawrinka
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The Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille was packed to the rafters with a record crowd for the Davis Cup Final between hosts France and Switzerland.
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The Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille was packed to the rafters with a record crowd for the Davis Cup Final between hosts France and Switzerland.
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France president Francois Hollande even took a day off to watch the Davis Cup final.
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France president Francois Hollande even took a day off to watch the Davis Cup final.
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