Tennis

Federer, Wawrinka lead Switzerland in Davis Cup

Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will lead Switzerland’s bid for its first Davis Cup title against hosts, France, this month.

Switzerland captain Severin Luethi retained the four-man team which beat Italy in the semifinals: second-ranked Federer, Australian Open champion Wawrinka, along with Marco Chiudinelli and Michael Lammer.

Federer and Wawrinka will prepare for the November 21st – 23rd final in Lille by playing the ATP finals in London on indoor hard courts.

Meanwhile, France picked a clay surface to play on under a retractable roof at the 27,000-capacity Pierre Mauroy Stadium.

France captain Arnaud Clement has not finalized his selection but he has chosen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gael Monfils, Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet; all residents of Switzerland,  for a training camp in Bordeaux.

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