Stan Wawrinka became the oldest match-winner in the Swiss Indoors tournament history when he outlasted Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 on Wednesday.
The American continued a solid fall swing with a run to the quarterfinals of Swiss Indors Basel, booking a last-eight encounter with Andrey Rublev.
Ben Shelton beat home hero Stan Wawrinka 7-6(2), 7-5 to set up a Basel quarterfinal showdown vs. top-seeded Andrey Rublev.
In the first round, Wawrinka outplayed Adrian Mannarino, winning 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, while Shelton had to beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 6-4, and overcome a controversy that overshadowed the match.
Novak Djokovic, in Uniqlo, wears a day-match outfit with a cerulean shirt paired wonderfully with white shorts. (Execs at Adidas may or may not be shaking their heads about letting the Serb go gently ...