Stanislas Wawrinka – The Open Drive: Australian Open 2011

Wawrinka Movie Score: 5 / 5

RUNER UP

Stanislas Wawrinka was the runner up in the Chennai Open tournament in 2010. In the following year, the Swiss star went one step further and won this tournament. But, he didn’t manage to defend his title last year and was defeated by Go Soeda of Japan in the quarter final.

Wawrinka will again be participating in the Chennai Open 2013 which is going to be played from 31^st of December to 6^th of January.

Wawrinka talked to the correspondent of an Indian newspaper about this tournament and about his own game. When asked about how good this tournament is, Wawrinka said, “It’s a very good event. This tournament provides fantastic preparation for the Australian Open. The courts over here are not too much different from what we get in Australia.”

“The second incredible thing about this event is the atmosphere. People turn up in big numbers to watch the matches and cheer for their favourite players. When you play in front of such jam packed crowds, it gives you a bit more motivation to do well.

“I have enjoyed participating in this tournament since the last few years and I have done reasonably well here. I have worked hard in the off season. Hopefully, that would pay off and I would manage to win this tournament again.”

When asked about the strongest aspect of his game, Wawrinka said, “I think I serve pretty well and I am also good at playing backhand shots, but, I need to do a bit of work on my forehand.”

When asked about the best moment of his career, Wawrinka said, “Winning the gold medal in the doubles competition of Beijing Olympics was the best moment of my career. Every player dreams of winning a gold medal for his country in the Olympics and only a few players have managed to do that. I am one of them. So, that has to be the proudest moment of my career.”

FERRER BEATS WAWRINKA

Stanislas Wawrinka has been defeated by David Ferrer of Spain in the third round match of the BNP Paribas Masters 2012. Ferrer won the match by 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. He took 2 hours and 3 minutes to win the match.

In the first four games of the first set, both the players served pretty well and the scorecard was saying 2-2 at the end of the fourth game. But, after that, it was all about Ferrer. The Spaniard got two breakthroughs in the next four games and won the first set by 6-2. Ferrer didn’t manage to hit any ace in the first set, but, he also didn’t serve any double fault.

Wawrinka made an aggressive start to the second set and broke Ferrer’s service in the very first game. The Swiss no. 2 didn’t let Ferrer level the scores after that. He kept himself ahead right till the end of the set and won the second set by 6-4 to come back into the match. Wawrinka smashed two aces in the second set, but, he also served a couple of double faults.

But, in the third and final set, it was Ferrer again who dominated. The Spaniard came into the final set with all guns blazing. He played a flurry of glorious backhand shots to win the first four games in a row. Wawrinka badly needed a couple of breakthroughs to make the set a close one, but, the Swiss star failed in doing so. Although, he held his service in the fifth and the seventh game, but, that was not enough. Ferrer easily served out the sixth and the eighth game and won the match to move into the next round.

In the next round, Ferrer will take on the Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

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