Switzerland Wins 2014 Davis Cup By BNP Paribas Title

Switzerland wins 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas title

Switzerland defeated France 3-1 to win the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final in Lille on Sunday. It is Switzerland’s first Davis Cup title, and it becomes only the 14th champion nation in the 115-year-old competition.

Roger Federer became the most successful Swiss player in Davis Cup history, recording his 50th Davis Cup singles or doubles victory over Richard Gasquet on Sunday to seal Switzerland’s triumph.

Sunday’s play set a new record for number of spectators at an officially-sanctioned tennis match with a crowd of 27,448, surpassing the 27,432 spectators who attended on Friday.

DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS FINAL

SWITZERLAND defeated FRANCE 3-1

Venue: Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille, FRA (clay – indoors)

Stan Wawrinka (SUI) d. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 61 36 63 62
Gael Monfils (FRA) d. Roger Federer (SUI) 61 64 63
Roger Federer/Stan Wawrinka (SUI) d. Julien Benneteau/Richard Gasquet (FRA) 63 75 64
Roger Federer (SUI) d. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 64 62 62
Gael Monfils (FRA) v Stan Wawrinka (SUI) not played

Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final – Switzerland leads France 2-1

DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS FINAL RESULTS – 22 NOVEMBER 2014

The ITF has announced the latest results for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final between France and Switzerland in Lille on 21-23 November.

On Saturday, the International Tennis Hall of Fame and ITF also honoured Guy Forget and Henri Leconte with the 2014 Davis Cup Award of Excellence. The two Frenchmen were integral members of the historic 1991 Davis Cup team that won the Cup for France for the first time in 59 years.

There is comprehensive coverage of the Final on the official Davis Cup website and social media. This includes a live blog, live scoring, reports, photographs, audio interviews, podcasts, live streaming, and an interactive social media page on the Davis Cup website. Follow all the action on http://www.daviscup.com, http://www.copadavis.com, http://www.twitter.com/daviscup, http://www.facebook.com/DavisCupTennis and http://www.daviscup.tv.

DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS FINAL

SWITZERLAND leads FRANCE 2-1
Venue: Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille (clay – indoors)

Stan Wawrinka (SUI) d. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 61 36 63 62

Gael Monfils (FRA) d. Roger Federer (SUI) 61 64 63

Roger Federer/Stan Wawrinka (SUI) d. Julien Benneteau/Richard Gasquet (FRA) 63 75 64

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Roger Federer (SUI)

Gael Monfils (FRA) v Stan Wawrinka (SUI)

DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS FINAL RESULTS – 21 NOVEMBER 2014

The ITF has announced the latest results for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final between France and Switzerland in Lille on 21-23 November.

Friday’s play set a new record for the number of spectators at an officially-sanctioned tennis match with a crowd of 27,432. The previous record was set at the 2004 Davis Cup Final in Seville, where there was a crowd of 27,200 spectators,

There is comprehensive coverage of the Final on the official Davis Cup website and social media. This includes a live blog, live scoring, reports, photographs, audio interviews, podcasts, live streaming, and an interactive social media page on the Davis Cup website. Follow all the action on http://www.daviscup.com, http://www.copadavis.com, http://www.twitter.com/daviscup, http://www.facebook.com/DavisCupTennis and http://www.daviscup.tv.

DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS FINAL

FRANCE level with SWITZERLAND 1-1
Venue: Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille (clay – indoors)

Stan Wawrinka (SUI) d. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 61 36 63 62

Gael Monfils (FRA) d. Roger Federer (SUI) 61 64 63

Julien Benneteau/Richard Gasquet (FRA) v Marco Chiudinelli/Michael Lammer (SUI)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Roger Federer (SUI)

Gael Monfils (FRA) v Stan Wawrinka (SUI)

Draw Announced For Davis Cup By BNP Paribas Final

The ITF has announced the draw for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final between France and Switzerland in Lille on 21-23 November.

There is comprehensive coverage of the Final on the official Davis Cup website and social media. This will include a live blog, live scoring, reports, photographs, audio interviews, podcasts, live streaming, and an interactive social media page on the Davis Cup website. Follow all the action on http://www.daviscup.com, http://www.copadavis.com, http://www.twitter.com/daviscup, http://www.facebook.com/DavisCupTennis and http://www.daviscup.tv.

DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS FINAL

FRANCE v SWITZERLAND

Venue: Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille (clay – indoors)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
Gael Monfils (FRA) v Roger Federer (SUI)
Julien Benneteau/Richard Gasquet (FRA) v Marco Chiudinelli/Michael Lammer (SUI)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Roger Federer (SUI)
Gael Monfils (FRA) v Stan Wawrinka (SUI)