Leandro Riedi from Bassersdorf was already in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Elite Championships in Biel. This cannot tarnish his athletic track record in the pandemic year 2020.
Published: December 20, 2020, 8:13 pm—
Leandro Riedi
during the hotly contested and in the end just lost quarter-finals in Biel against Jakub Paul.
Photo: Urs Lindt (Freshfocus)
Leandro Riedi, who is 6th in the national rankings, was eliminated in the quarter-finals at the Swiss Elite Championships. Against Jakub Paul, the current number 12 in the Swiss ranking, Riedi lost 3: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6 after a hard fight. “It was a good match, very close – and Jakub Paul was the more solid player at the end,” commented Riedi. Before that, the Bassersdorfer had won 6: 3, 6: 1 against Damien Wenger. In the absence of Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, the top seed Henri Laaksonen became Swiss champions with a 7: 6, 6: 4 against Johan Nikles. The event in the performance center of the Swiss Tennis Association, Swiss Tennis Biel, was held in the absence of the public and under strict coronavirus protective measures.
