Tennis star Roger Federer did warn his fans he wasn’t playing at his best, and that was shown yesterday when he lost to Spanish player Pablo Andujar at the Gonet Geneva Open in Eaux-Vives.
The Spaniard is ranked 75th in the world and he recovered from being 2-4 down to win 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in one hour 52 minutes.
It was Federer’s first match since March 11th and the loss wrecked his 32 game winning streak on Swiss soil.
Geneva hosts two vital diplomatic meetings today
For at least 48 hours, Geneva becomes the world’s diplomatic epicentre, hosting two sets of high-stakes talks at the same time.
Snowfall grips Alps - high avalanche warnings almost everywhere
Heavy snowfall is tightening its grip across the Swiss Alps, triggering deadly avalanches and major disruption.
Snow derails train - injures 5
A train derailed near Goppenstein in canton Valais after an avalanche swept across the line yesterday morning.
Train travel remains disrupted in Lausanne
Train travel between Geneva and Lausanne remains problematic today.
High franc - high cost for business
Pressure is mounting on the Swiss national bank to intervene to slow the franc's relentless rise.
Economy grows a little
Switzerland’s economy edged up by 0.2 per cent in the fourth quarter, according to an initial estimate from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs.
