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Roy Emerson Arena: Life came full circle for three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka as he bid farewell to the event where he started his career at the start of the century.

Wawrinka’s farewell season reached a special milestone this week when the Swiss star competed for the final time at the Swiss Open at Gstaad, the tournament where his ATP Tour journey began more than two decades ago.

The 41-year-old Swiss, who will bring his distinguished career to a close at the end of the season, made his tour-level debut in Gstaad in 2003. Two years later, he reached his first ATP Tour final at the event, the beginning of a career that would see him become one of the most successful Swiss players in tennis history.