https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Defending champions Switzerland crashed out of the Davis Cup in the first round on Sunday with Belgium advancing 3-2 to the quarterfinals of the men's team tennis tournament. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150308/belgians-knock-swiss-out-of-davis-cup-tourney Sun, 08 Mar 2015 23:10:53 +0100 belgians-knock-swiss-out-of-davis-cup-tourney Switzerland's hold on the Davis Cup is under real threat this weekend when the country's tennis team travel to Liege to take on Belgium in one of eight World Group first round ties. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150305/davis-cup-odds-stacked-against-swiss-in-belgium Thu, 05 Mar 2015 23:06:47 +0100 davis-cup-odds-stacked-against-swiss-in-belgium Swiss post office Die Post has come under fire for failing to recognize the success of Switzerland’s Davis Cup-winning team with a commemorative stamp. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141230/post-office-accused-of-davis-cup-snub Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:50:00 +0100 post-office-accused-of-davis-cup-snub Roger Federer gave Switzerland its first Davis Cup tennis title in Lille on Sunday by defeating Richard Gasquet of France in straight sets in the first of the final's reverse singles. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141123/federer-seals-switzerlands-first-davis-cup-title Sun, 23 Nov 2014 16:48:00 +0100 federer-seals-switzerlands-first-davis-cup-title Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka gave Switzerland a 2-1 lead over France in the Davis Cup tennis final with a commanding doubles win over Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet in Lille on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141123/swiss-on-verge-of-davis-cup-glory Sun, 23 Nov 2014 01:17:00 +0100 swiss-on-verge-of-davis-cup-glory Gael Monfils stunned Roger Federer in straight sets to leave France and Switzerland level 1-1 after the first day of the Davis Cup tennis finals in Lille on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141121/wawrinka-gets-swiss-off-to-winning-start Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:28:00 +0100 wawrinka-gets-swiss-off-to-winning-start France will host Switzerland in the Davis Cup tennis tournament final in November after Roger Federer gave the Swiss the winning point against Italy in Geneva on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140914/swiss-head-to-davis-cup-final Sun, 14 Sep 2014 22:54:00 +0200 swiss-head-to-davis-cup-final Switzerland, Italy and France all staged thrilling comebacks on Sunday to reach the Davis Cup tennis tournament semi-finals. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140406/swiss-head-to-davis-cup-semis-after-comeback-2 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:43:00 +0200 swiss-head-to-davis-cup-semis-after-comeback-2 Switzerland sealed a Davis Cup quarter-final berth when a win in Saturday's doubles gave them an unbeatable 3-0 lead over last season's finalists Serbia. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140202/swiss-beat-serbia-into-davis-cup-quarters Sun, 02 Feb 2014 09:45:00 +0100 swiss-beat-serbia-into-davis-cup-quarters France and Switzerland enjoyed perfect starts to their Davis Cup tennis World Group first round ties on Friday but the Czech Republic stuttered in their quest for a third consecutive title. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140131/swiss-off-to-strong-start-in-davis-cup Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:45:00 +0100 swiss-off-to-strong-start-in-davis-cup Switzerland suffered a 3-1 Davis Cup tennis loss to the Czech Republic on Sunday after Tomas Berdych beat Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in Geneva. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130203/czechs-beat-swiss-after-longest-davis-cup-match Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:37:00 +0100 czechs-beat-swiss-after-longest-davis-cup-match Switzerland can count on Stanislas Wawrinka but probably not Roger Federer when it meets the Czech Republic for the first round of the Davis Cup in Geneva next month, the Swiss tennis federation said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130114/federer-expected-to-skip-davis-cup-next-month Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:32:00 +0100 federer-expected-to-skip-davis-cup-next-month