Stan Wawrinka brings end to tennis career with emotional farewell in front of home crowd

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The 41-year-old tennis competitor concluded his journey on Tuesday at the Swiss Indoors Basel tournament in front of an engaged local audience.

During the ATP 500 competition, he was defeated in straight sets with a score of 7-5 7-6 by the eighth seed Jiri Lehecka.

Throughout his career, he achieved a highest ranking of number three globally in 2014 and captured three grand slam championships.