The Davis Cup is the premier
international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the
International Tennis Federation and contested annually between teams
from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began
in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States
and more than 130 nations now enter teams into the competition.
Having secured his country’s first
victory in the 114-year history of the team competition by beating Gasquet in straight sets, it was a true triumph for Federer
after he was forced to pull out of the final of the Barclays ATP
World Tour Finals in London with a back injury just a week before.
Federer came through his third match in as many days without a hint
of any physical problems to win 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. Gasquet had replaced
the French No 1, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who aggravated an arm injury
while losing to Stan Wawrinka on day one of the tournament
Switzerland have now become only the
14th nation to win the Davis Cup in 114 years - they were runners-up
in 1992.
A huge well done Switzerland – it's
so great to see such a small, committed country win on such a
sprawling international stage.
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