The Swiss won the first set but ended up losing. Wawrinka could not beat a combative Giron in a very even duel (7-6(6), 6-7(4), 6-7(6)).
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On Thursday the long-awaited debut of Stan Wawrinka in it Astana Open. The Swiss had just won one match and lost another in the Davis Cup with his country. Ahead was waiting for a Giron who fell in the round of 16 in Chengu. It was the first confrontation between the two and one of the two was going to be in the second round to face the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas or the Austrian Dominic Thiem.
Hard defeat for Wawrinka at the ATP Astana
The first set was very even during the 52 minutes it lasted. There was not a single break ball. Wawrinka started the scoreboard and was very solid with his serve. Many first serves that gave him free points and almost total effectiveness. Giron’s pulse did not tremble and time after time he continued to equalize the score. Little by little they reached the final games and neither of them got nervous. Finally they went to the tie break. Wawrinka achieved a mini break but Giron responded and tied the score at 4-4. The Swiss player with his aggressive tennis after 6-4 had two set points. The American saved both, but after a backhand error by 8-6 Stan took the first round to the joy of the public.
The tone of the match continued in the second set. This time it was Giron who had the initiative in the box. The American was in charge on the scoreboard, but he couldn’t put pressure on Wawrinka, who was still very solid. The public cheered on the Swiss who tried to close the match as soon as possible, but again without a single break ball they reached sudden death. In it tie break this time the American was better and ended up forcing the final set.
As incredible as it may seem, the third set was the same. Wawrinka ruled the entire set and put pressure on his rival again and again, but he did not have any break points. Neither was the American, so once again they went to the tie break. Maximum tension and it was the American who was right on the second match point. Finally for 8-6 he achieved the comeback, advancing to the second round and leaving Stan Wawrinka, one of the public’s favorites, out at the first opportunity..
2023-09-28 17:20:39
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