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‘Too Hot to Handle’ – Roger Federer’s WTA Compatriot Recreating His Iconic ‘Olympics’ Moment With Stan Wawrinka Gets a Loud Cheer From Fans

Published 11/14/2022, 7:23 AM EST

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Switzerland has created history by winning the Billie Jean King Cup. And the female players can not keep calm. Besides that, they enacted the legendary hailing routine of Stan Wawrinka and Roger Federer from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Fans have gone berserk over the celebration of the victory at the Billie Jean King Cup by Belinda Bencic and Jil Teichmann.

Roger Federer had performed a celebratory routine with Stan Wawrinka as the latter had laid down on the court.

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Fans go crazy over Stan Wawrinka and Roger Federer’s routine by the Swiss team at the Billie Jean King Cup

Switzerland has created history by winning the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time. Belinda Bencic and Jil Teichmann clinched the victory in the singles category completing the ordeal of winning the tournament. Moreover, they got a 2-0 lead over Australia and won the coveted women’s tournament.

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After their victory, the fans hailed the routine done by Olympic gold medalists Belinda Bencic and Jil Teichmann after their victory. Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka performed this celebratory routine after they had won the 2008 Olympic medal in the doubles category.

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Following that, Federer hovered over Wawrinka with his hands and this became a legendary move that the Swiss team too replicated. Consequently, fans went berserk over the wonderful celebration and one fan rejoiced in the victory by commenting,

Moreover, Stan Wawrinka loved the rejuvenation of the routine. He tweeted,

ITF tweeted, “The Swiss are too hot to handle” While another fan retweeted,

Additionally, another fan hailed the Swiss team.

It tweeted, “Same celebration as Roger and Wawrinka in Beijing in 2008! Well done Switzerland!” Besides that, yet another fan hailed the celebration and complimented the women’s team for winning the Billie Jean King Cup.

Roger Federer hails the Swiss team at the Billie Jean King Cup

It was not just the fans who loved the celebration. Roger Federer himself took to his Instagram story to hail the Swiss team. He stated, “History made! Congrats ladies on an incredible week. Hopppp Schwiiiz!”

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In another story, he relived the moment with Stan Wawrinka and stated, “When your partner is on fire.” In another story, he shared the picture of Belinda Bencic and Jil Teichmann doing the same routine. Along the same lines, a fan tweeted,

Moreover, another fan humorously recalled the 2008 celebration and tweeted,

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Switzerland reached the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup last year as well as in 1998. However, completed their dream of winning the women’s tournament this year.

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After losing last year, the team made a resolution of winning it this year. And they delivered, bringing pride to their nation and celebrating it in a special way!

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Shivali Sharma is a tennis author at EssentiallySports. She has pursued her Master's in history from Himachal University, but her love for the game has driven her to write about tennis. Shivali is a huge fan of Naomi Osaka and admires Osaka not only for her on-court performances, but also for her off-court actions.
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Deepika Bhaduri