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Roger Federer, Martina Hingis lead Switzerland Olympic tennis team

Roger Federer was selected to play singles, doubles and mixed doubles at the Rio Olympics by the Swiss tennis federation, which announced its full six-player roster Thursday.

Also selected were Martina Hingis, Stan Wawrinka, Belinda Bencic, Timea Bacsinszky and doubles specialist Xenia Knoll, whose place is dependent on International Tennis Federation approval.

Federer, a 17-time Grand Slam singles champion without an Olympic singles title, has long been expected to play singles and mixed doubles with Hingis in Rio.

The Swiss federation selecting Federer for men’s doubles, too, leaves open the possibility that he and Wawrinka could pair together for a third straight Games.