2014 Davis Cup Tennis Lille,France Nov 21-23,2014

 

The 2014 Davis Cup (also known as the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 103rd edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis

Switzerland beat France 3-1 to win the Davis Cup in Lille,France

 

On Friday Nov 21,2014 Stan Wawrinka had scored the first point for the Swiss with a four-set win against Tsonga, but Gael Monfils made it 1-1 for France with a straight-sets defeat of Federer.

Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka took a crucial lead in the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final on Saturday Nov 22,2014 with a straight-sets defeat of Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet by 3-6,7-5,6-4

Roger Federer beat Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-2 6-2 to seal Switzerland's first Davis Cup triumph, then dedicated the victory to his team-mates
"This one is for the boys," said Federer, who was in tears at the end of the match.
"This is not for me, I have won enough. I am just happy we can give everyone in our country a historic moment."

 A world record crowd of 27,448 watched Federer's win - beating the previous record of 27,432 set on Friday's opening day


Switzerland become only the 14th nation to win the Davis Cup in 115 years - they were runners-up in 1992