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Dominic Stricker and Stan Wawrinka triumph in Gstaad for his or her first workforce title.
Wawrinka wins first doubles title in over a decade
Dominic Stricker and Stan Wawrinka received the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad on Sunday beating prime seeds Marcelo Demoliner and Matwe Middelkoop 7-6(8), 6-2 for the title.
At first of the week, Stricker and Wawrinka had performed only one tour-level match collectively, which led to a Davis Cup loss earlier this yr.
However the Swiss stars mixed for a dream week at house in Gstaad, choosing up 4 wins en path to lifting the trophy. Within the last, they did not face a break level and received 89% of their first-serve factors to emerge victorious after one hour and 24 minutes.
That is Wawrinka’s first doubles title in over a decade, courting again to Chennai in 2013. The Swiss additionally claimed glory on the Beijing Olympics alongside Roger Federer in 2008.
Stricker began the week winless in doubles at tour degree in 2023. However the southpaw leaves Gstaad along with his first ATP Tour crown.
Do you know?
Stricker and Wawrinka had been teammates on this yr’s United Cup. Wawrinka was the taking part in captain.
