Federer-inspired Swiss eye first Davis Cup crown
Switzerland, who lost to the US in their only other Davis Cup final appearance in 1992, will play France in the November final
Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka each have grand slam singles titles, and Olympic gold together in doubles. Now they’ve got the chance to win Switzerland’s first Davis Cup.
Federer carried Switzerland to their first final in 22 years, beating Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) in the opening reverse singles on Sunday for a winning 3-1 lead over Italy and into a November 21-23 decider against France, who beat defending champions Czech Republic 4-1.
“It’s fabulous to share in this moment,” said Federer, who was hoisted on the shoulders of Wawrinka and captain Severin Luethi for a lap of honour around the court to the delight of a noisy 18,000-plus crowd at Palexpo indoor arena in Geneva.
"For the whole of Switzerland it’s great we’re in the finals now," Luthi said. "We couldn’t be happier.
"Roger didn’t have that much time to get used to the court and conditions and there is a lot of pressure involved. He played fantastic tennis."
Federer is a monument of tennis, this is a dream final
Switzerland reached the final only once before, losing in 1992 against a United States team of Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, John McEnroe and Pete Sampras.