Switzerland is ready to plunge strongly into the United Cup. The Swiss national tennis team is ready to take the field and without its main guide Roger Federer, who in this year 2022 has formalized his retirement from tennis.
In the first official mixed event of the year, the Swiss national team is seen as one of the possible winners of this tournament, as they start with a respectable squad.
The captain of this team will be Stan Wawrinka, who will also be on the court for one of the men’s singles matches. With him there will also be the two tennis players Marc Andrea Huesler and the promising Dominic Stricker.
Huesler said: “I think it’s a really great way to start the year, to be able to train here and play. Also, being in a mixed format for the first time is a first for almost the whole world.
I am looking forward to it and I think there will be some good matches”. This feeling of Huesler is similar to that of all team members, even those from the WTA, who arrive in good spirits after conquering the last national event. organized , the Billie Jean King Cup.
Belinda Bencic stood out in this tournament, she knows how to win after doing it at the Hopman Cup with Roger Federer. She said: “I’m very excited to represent the Swiss team, it’s very nice to play a mixed event.
For me it is a great honor to play for my country. I feel it’s a different feeling when I enter the field. I don’t play just for myself. In a way, I allow myself a little more.
Maybe because I feel like I’m playing for something bigger than me.”
Stan Wawrinka can’t wait to get back on the pitch
Finally, Stan Wawrinka also spoke about the United Cup.
He will be captain of his team for the first time in his career, and will have to manage his emotions and those of his teammates: “I’m sure we have extraordinary players.
They don’t need much guidance. I can’t wait, as I said, to be in this team, to play, to start competing, to talk about everything in general.
I think I can learn a lot from them too. As they say, it’s always special to be part of a team, especially when you’re representing your country. I want to give my all and get good results. I hope I can really help the team.”
