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 Victorija Golubic claimed a home victory at the Gstaad WTA tournament on Sunday, the Zurich player fighting back for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeat of third seed Kiki Bertens. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160718/swiss-player-wins-first-title-on-home-soil Mon, 18 Jul 2016 10:01:16 +0200 swiss-player-wins-first-title-on-home-soil Switzerland experienced a return to winter on Monday as snow fell in some places, including the village of Gstaad, a stark contrast to the warm weather in many parts of Switzerland on the weekend. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160523/snow-puts-end-to-hottest-weekend-of-year Mon, 23 May 2016 14:24:08 +0200 snow-puts-end-to-hottest-weekend-of-year Pop star Madonna made her mark in more ways than one during her recent holiday stay in the Swiss Alps. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150107/madonna-leaves-her-mark-during-swiss-holiday Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:30:00 +0100 madonna-leaves-her-mark-during-swiss-holiday Spain's Pablo Andujar broke a title drought lasting for more than two years on Sunday as he defeated Argentine Juan Monaco 6-3, 7-5 to win the Swiss Open. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140727/andujar-fends-off-monaco-for-swiss-open-title Sun, 27 Jul 2014 19:33:00 +0200 andujar-fends-off-monaco-for-swiss-open-title Stan Wawrinka confirmed on Friday that he is fit and ready for the final leg of the ATP season, starting with the Masters 1000 event in Canada. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140725/resting-wawrinka-drops-in-on-swiss-open Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:26:00 +0200 resting-wawrinka-drops-in-on-swiss-open Top seed Mikhail Youzhny began his title defence at the Swiss Open tennis tournament in Gstaad on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Frenchman Kenny De Schepper. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140725/youzhny-sets-up-quarter-final-clash-in-gstaad Fri, 25 Jul 2014 11:45:00 +0200 youzhny-sets-up-quarter-final-clash-in-gstaad Juan Monaco held his nerve in a tight final set to upset third seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 on Wednesday for a second consecutive place in a quarter-final at the Swiss Open. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140724/monaco-grabs-quarter-final-place-in-gstaad Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:07:00 +0200 monaco-grabs-quarter-final-place-in-gstaad Viktor Troicki made the most of his return to tennis after serving a one-year ban as the Serb defeated Austria's Dominic Thiem 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 on Monday to reach the second round of the Swiss Open in Gstaad. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140721/troicki-returns-from-ban-with-gstaad-win Mon, 21 Jul 2014 23:18:00 +0200 troicki-returns-from-ban-with-gstaad-win The first all-boys boarding school in Switzerland since 1970 is to open in Gstaad next year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140613/19 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:00:00 +0200 19 Andrea Casiraghi, the eldest son of Princess Caroline of Monaco, was married to his partner Tatiana Santo Domingo in a religious ceremony at a church in Rougemont in the canton of Vaud over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140202/son-of-monaco-princess-weds-near-gstaad Sun, 02 Feb 2014 21:02:00 +0100 son-of-monaco-princess-weds-near-gstaad Less than nine months after opening, The Hotel Alpina in Gstaad was named Swiss luxury hotel of the year by Gault Millau, the guidebook company. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130826/new-gstaad-palace-wins-hotel-of-the-year-honours Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:27:00 +0200 new-gstaad-palace-wins-hotel-of-the-year-honours Mikhail Youzhny beat Dutch "mountain man" Robin Haase 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to become the first Russian in nearly two decades to lift the honours at the Swiss Open. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130728/tennis-youzhny-edges-haase-for-gstaad-title Sun, 28 Jul 2013 17:25:00 +0200 tennis-youzhny-edges-haase-for-gstaad-title Roger Federer's US Open preparations could be in danger after the 17-time Grand Slam winner was beaten in his opening match at the Swiss Open while playing with back pain. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130726/injured-federers-us-open-planning-under-threat Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:48:00 +0200 injured-federers-us-open-planning-under-threat Roger Federer's worrying slump continued on Thursday when he was knocked out of the Gstaad Open by world number 55 Daniel Brands. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130725/tennis-federer-crashes-out-in-gstaad Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:54:53 +0200 tennis-federer-crashes-out-in-gstaad In a bid to improve his Grand Slam hopes next year, Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer will begin his 2014 season at Australia's Brisbane International for the first time, tournament organizers said on Wednesday, https://www.thelocal.ch/20130724/federer-to-start-2014-season-in-brisbane Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:46:27 +0200 federer-to-start-2014-season-in-brisbane Roger Federer said on Monday that he will spend this week at the Swiss Open in Gstaad testing his new larger tennis racquet and will make a decision later on whether to use it in the run-up to the US Open and beyond. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130723/federer-to-test-new-raquet-at-swiss-open Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:43:00 +0200 federer-to-test-new-raquet-at-swiss-open Roger Federer will seek to resurrect his disappointing season in front of expectant home fans as the 17-time Grand Slam winner returns to this week's claycourt Swiss Open tennis tournament for the first time in nine years. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130722/federer-hungry-for-home-victory-at-gstaad Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:14:00 +0200 federer-hungry-for-home-victory-at-gstaad