Every tennis fan knows Stan Wawrinka. Born in 1985, the Swiss remained for a long time in the shadow of his compatriot Roger Federer, who with his results managed to turn anyone pale.
Then in 2014, the turning point: Stan won the Australian Open by defeating Rafael Nadal in the final, in what is his first Grand Slam victory. The Swiss is repeated at Roland Garros the following year and then at the US Open in 2016, beating Serbian Novak Djokovic on both occasions.
The former world number three also boasts victory in the 2014 Davis Cup and the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 of the same year, in which he beat Federer in the final.
Wawrinka answers the question about withdrawal
Recently, the three-time Grand Slam champion asked his fans on social media for questions.
One of them thought it appropriate to ask when he was going to leave the world of professional tennis and Wawrinka’s response was immediate: “Soon”, he said, “don’t worry” The Swiss also sarcastically added a photo of him in which he raises his thumb as if to remember that the decision will obviously be yours alone.
In 2020, Stan started the year by reaching the quarter-finals in Doha and the semi-finals at the Australian Open, only to lose once again in the quarter-finals in Acapulco. Returning to play in August after the Coronavirus emergency stoppage, the Swiss struggled to triumph at the Prague Challenger.
Remaining in the Czech Republic for the next round, he withdrew before going on court for the quarterfinals. In Rome he lost immediately against our Lorenzo Musetti, while in Paris he did not pass the third round and in Saint Petersburg he was defeated in the quarterfinals by the young Denis Shapovalov.
His latest success on the ATP circuit dates back three and a half years: it was the 2017 edition of the Geneva tournament, which he won against Mischa Zverev in the last match. That season, Stan also returned to play the Roland Garros final, but against Nadal there was nothing to do.
