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 Rafael Nadal coasted to a record tenth French Open title on Sunday, demolishing Stan Wawrinka in a brutally one-sided final which also earned the Spaniard a 15th Grand Slam crown. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170611/wawrinka-crushed-by-nadal-in-french-open-final Sun, 11 Jun 2017 20:53:54 +0200 wawrinka-crushed-by-nadal-in-french-open-final Former champion Stan Wawrinka became the oldest French Open semifinalist in 32 years on Wednesday when he brushed aside Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-3, 6-1. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170608/wawrinka-cruises-into-semifinal-in-paris Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:22:28 +0200 wawrinka-cruises-into-semifinal-in-paris Swiss 30th seed Timea Bacsinszky reached the French Open semifinals for the second time on Tuesday and will meet Latvian teenager Jelena Ostapenko for a shot at the title. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170607/swiss-bacsinszky-gives-herself-birthday-treat-by-reaching-french-open-semifinal Wed, 07 Jun 2017 10:20:51 +0200 swiss-bacsinszky-gives-herself-birthday-treat-by-reaching-french-open-semifinal Third seed and 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka reached the French Open quarterfinals on Monday defeating Gael Monfils 7-5, 7-6 (9/7), 6-2. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170606/wawrinka-eases-through-to-french-open-quarterfinals Tue, 06 Jun 2017 10:23:01 +0200 wawrinka-eases-through-to-french-open-quarterfinals Swiss eighth seed Timea Bacsinszky reached a second consecutive French Open quarterfinal with a 6-2, 6-4 win over 35-year-old Venus Williams on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160601/swiss-bacsinszky-dumps-out-venus-williams Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:35:37 +0200 swiss-bacsinszky-dumps-out-venus-williams Roger Federer withdrew from the French Open on Thursday after failing to recover from a back injury, bringing to an end the 17-time major winner's run of 65 consecutive Grand Slams. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160519/swiss-champ-federer-pulls-out-of-french-open Thu, 19 May 2016 20:43:32 +0200 swiss-champ-federer-pulls-out-of-french-open Swiss tennis star Roger Federer is ready to play in the Rome Masters but he admitted to having “other priorities” after his wife Mirka gave birth eight days ago to twins for a second time. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140513/other-priorities-compete-for-federers-rome-focus Tue, 13 May 2014 23:04:00 +0200 other-priorities-compete-for-federers-rome-focus Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer is skipping the Madrid Masters tournament to be at the side of his wife, who on Tuesday night delivered twin boys, the star said on his Facebook page. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140506/federer-skips-madrid-masters Wed, 07 May 2014 00:05:00 +0200 federer-skips-madrid-masters Switzerland's Roger Federer and Spain's Rafael Nadal powered into the third round of the Australian Open with straight-sets victories as the tournament's extreme heat policy went into force on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140116/federer-storms-into-third-round-at-melbourne Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:26:00 +0100 federer-storms-into-third-round-at-melbourne France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga knocked Roger Federer out of the French Open tennis tournament on Tuesday in three sets. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130604/tsonga-eliminates-federer-from-french-open Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:56:00 +0200 tsonga-eliminates-federer-from-french-open Switzerland's Roger Federer won his 56th French Open tennis match on Wednesday as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils kept home hopes alive of a first men's champion from France in 30 years. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130529/federer-cruises-into-french-opens-third-round Wed, 29 May 2013 22:29:00 +0200 federer-cruises-into-french-opens-third-round Switzerland’s Roger Federer enjoyed an untroubled start to his 54th consecutive Grand Slam at the the French Open in Paris on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130526/federer-wins-55th-victory-at-french-open Sun, 26 May 2013 23:41:00 +0200 federer-wins-55th-victory-at-french-open