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 Martina Hingis captured her second US Open doubles title in as many days, partnering with Taiwan's Chan Yung-Jan to win the women's doubles crown on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170911/swiss-star-hingis-wins-two-doubles-titles-in-two-days Mon, 11 Sep 2017 10:45:19 +0200 swiss-star-hingis-wins-two-doubles-titles-in-two-days Eight years after losing to Juan Martin del Potro in the US Open final, Roger Federer will lock horns again with the giant Argentine in this year's quarterfinals after beating Philipp Kohlschreiber. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170905/federer-sets-up-quarterfinal-showdown-with-del-potro Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:22:15 +0200 federer-sets-up-quarterfinal-showdown-with-del-potro Roger Federer is as curious as tennis fans around the world to see if he will finally play against Rafael Nadal for the first time at the US Open. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170903/federer-looks-to-bond-with-nadal-maybe-face-him-at-us-open Sun, 03 Sep 2017 18:40:51 +0200 federer-looks-to-bond-with-nadal-maybe-face-him-at-us-open Roger Federer needed a second successive five-setter to reach the US Open third round on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over fellow veteran Mikhail Youzhny of Russia. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170901/federer-toils-through-another-five-set-match-at-us-open Fri, 01 Sep 2017 10:27:06 +0200 federer-toils-through-another-five-set-match-at-us-open Roger Federer made a narrow escape in a tense five-set thriller on Tuesday, sorting out worries about a back injury and poor preparation to reach the second round of the US Open. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170830/federer-battles-through-tough-test-to-advance-in-us-open-tennis Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:10:08 +0200 federer-battles-through-tough-test-to-advance-in-us-open-tennis Third-seeded Stan Wawrinka defeated 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the semifinals of the US Open in a Wednesday night match that trickled into Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160908/swiss-tennis-star-bags-semifinal-spot-in-new-york Thu, 08 Sep 2016 11:15:04 +0200 swiss-tennis-star-bags-semifinal-spot-in-new-york Stan Wawrinka reached the US Open quarterfinals for a fourth successive year on Monday with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 win over Ukraine journeyman Illya Marchenko. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160906/wawrinka-to-face-del-potro-in-us-open-quarterfinals Tue, 06 Sep 2016 10:10:47 +0200 wawrinka-to-face-del-potro-in-us-open-quarterfinals Third seed Stan Wawrinka saved a match point to defeat Britain's Dan Evans 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (10/8), 6-2 and reach the US Open fourth round on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160905/wawrinka-battles-into-fourth-round-at-us-open Mon, 05 Sep 2016 10:17:26 +0200 wawrinka-battles-into-fourth-round-at-us-open Novak Djokovic clinched his third Grand Slam title of 2015 and 10th career major with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 triumph over sentimental Swiss favourite Roger Federer in the US Open final on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150914/federer-fails-to-clinch-tense-us-open-final Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:26:43 +0200 federer-fails-to-clinch-tense-us-open-final Stan Wawrinka and Roger Federer both booked places in the US Open quarterfinals on Monday after dispatching American adversaries. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150908/swiss-tennis-stars-into-us-open-quarterfinals Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:30:37 +0200 swiss-tennis-stars-into-us-open-quarterfinals Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer coasted into the US Open fourth round on Saturday with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber, his tenth win in ten meetings against the 29th-ranked German. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150906/federer-sets-up-clash-with-big-serving-isner Sun, 06 Sep 2015 22:53:34 +0200 federer-sets-up-clash-with-big-serving-isner Swiss tennis stars Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka both rolled into the US Open third round on Thursday, with 17-time Grand Slam winner Federer still finding ways to improve his game at age 34. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150904/swiss-duo-roll-into-us-open-third-round Fri, 04 Sep 2015 10:46:25 +0200 swiss-duo-roll-into-us-open-third-round Serena Williams revealed Thursday that she was battling flu after needing three sets to see off Swiss outsider Timea Bacsinszky 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 to reach a third French Open final. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150604/swiss-outsider-bows-to-serena-in-french-open-semis Fri, 05 Jun 2015 00:43:41 +0200 swiss-outsider-bows-to-serena-in-french-open-semis Rising Swiss star Belinda Bencic upset two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-0 in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo Monday, maintaining recent impressive form. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140915/swiss-teen-bencic-wins-upset Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:32:00 +0200 swiss-teen-bencic-wins-upset Switzerland's Roger Federer insists he will keep playing into 2015 but will not become obsessed over winning an 18th Grand Slam title, a target which is slipping further and further away, after losing in the US Open semi-finals. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140907/defeated-federer-i-will-keep-playing-in-2015 Sun, 07 Sep 2014 11:29:00 +0200 defeated-federer-i-will-keep-playing-in-2015 Switzerland's Roger Federer saved two match points to defeat Gaël Monfils 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 and reach his ninth US Open semifinal on Thursday, keeping alive his dream of a sixth title. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140905/federer-into-ninth-us-open-semifinal Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:20:00 +0200 federer-into-ninth-us-open-semifinal Japanese tenth seed Kei Nishikori dumped Swiss number three seed Stan Wawrinka out of the US Open on Wednesday in an epic five-set quarterfinal battle lasting more than four hours. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140904/wawrinka-denied-semifinal-place-by-nishikori Thu, 04 Sep 2014 10:52:00 +0200 wawrinka-denied-semifinal-place-by-nishikori Unseeded Peng Shuai of China swept past Swiss teen Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday to reach the US Open women's tennis tournament semifinals. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140902/chinas-peng-knocks-teen-bencic-from-us-open Tue, 02 Sep 2014 23:16:00 +0200 chinas-peng-knocks-teen-bencic-from-us-open Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka reached the fourth round of the US Open tennis tournament by walkover on Saturday when Slovenian Blaz Kavcic withdrew from their third-round match with a right foot injury. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140831/opponents-injury-eases-wawrinka-forward Sun, 31 Aug 2014 14:06:00 +0200 opponents-injury-eases-wawrinka-forward Third-seeded Stan Wawrinka bulled his way into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/1) victory over Thomaz Bellucci to become the first men's seed into the third round. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140828/wawrinka-first-seed-into-us-open-third-round Thu, 28 Aug 2014 11:07:02 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