# Tennis: Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka ended his professional career after 24 years. The 41-year-old played his last match at the Basel Open in his home country, losing to Czech player Jiří Lehečka in the round of 32. Wawrinka turned professional in 2002 and won three Grand Slam tournaments – the Australian Open in 2014, the French Open the next year, and the US Open in 2016. He reached his highest world ranking of third in January 2014. Wawrinka will still participate in an exhibition tournament in Geneva in December.
Tennis: Wawrinka ends his professional career in Basel