Switzerland Win Davis Cup For First Time

A Roger Federer masterclass helped Switzerland clinch their first Davis Cup title as the 17-time grand slam champion defeated Richard Gasquet to hand them an unassailable 3-1 lead over hosts France.

The 6-4 6-2 6-2 win helped the 33-year-old Federer secured the historic decisive point and land the last big prize in tennis missing from his collection to rapturous applause by both sets of supporters on the indoor claycourt in Lille.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was initially set to face the Swiss star but was sidelined with an elbow injury meaning Gasguet took his spot for France.

But he was unable to cope with an inspired Federer, who looked a back to his very best following a back injury which crippled him at the ATP World Tour finals in London last weekend.

And after Friday's singles rubber mauling to Gael Monfils, there were question-marks over the state of his fitness, but he put that to bed as he helped Stan Wawrinka sweep aside Julien Benneteau and Gasquet in the doubles on Saturday.

Federer stretched his head-to-head record against Gasquet to 13-2 and the Frenchman has now lost his last five matches in straight sets against the world No 2.

The scheduled fifth match between Wawrinka and Monfils was cancelled.