Wawrinka, 39, oldest to win Swiss Indoors match

Wawrinka, 39, oldest to win Swiss Indoors match

Tennis

BASEL, Switzerland — Stan Wawrinka became the oldest match winner in the Swiss Indoors tournament history when he outlasted Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 on Wednesday.

Playing in front of a home crowd, Wawrinka, 39, earned his first win over Mannarino after having lost to the Frenchman three times.

Wawrinka will next face Ben Shelton, 22, for a spot in the quarterfinals.

Also Wednesday, top-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Alejandro Tabilo 7-6 (3), 6-1 to reach his 13th quarterfinal of the season.

Roberto Bautista Agut beat second-seeded Casper Ruud 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Two-time defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Sebastian Baez 7-5, 6-1.

David Goffin and Pedro Martínez also advanced.

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