Tennis》Legendary duo meet each other, Djokovic and Wawrinka talk with rackets in Basel

Djokovic (from left) and Wawrinka. (Taken from ATP official website)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] On the eve of the start of the Basel Men's Tennis Championships, the two contemporary legendary heroes talked with rackets. Novak Djokovic and retired star Stan Wawrinka had a closed-door practice match. This was also the last private match between the two stars in their careers. The sympathy between heroes was beyond words.

This ATP 500-level indoor hard court professional tournament is held in the third largest city in Switzerland this week. It is of special significance to Djokovic and Wawrinka, whose combined age is 80 years old. As the last active member of the "Big Three", the young Djokovic has 24 Grand Slam crowns. He returns to Basel for the first time since 2011, preparing to accumulate enough points to win the top 8 tickets for the Turin year-end finals in mid-November. The 39-year-old Serbian veteran was ranked fourth seed and met French left-hander Ugo Humbert in the first round.

As for the 41-year-old Wawrinka, he fought against the "Big Three" in his heyday and won three Grand Slam gold cups. This is the 19th and final appearance of the one-handed backhand veteran of the host country on the Basel stage. He made his first appearance against the Czech eighth seed Jiri Lehecka. Wawrinka, who officially retired at the end of this week's home game, can "The Last Dance" create another surprise? Highly anticipated by hometown fans.