Stan Wawrinka (ATP 284) managed to reach the semi-finals of the Metz tournament! The Vaudois fought for 2h49 to defeat Sweden’s Mikael Ymer (100) 6-4 4-6 7-6.
Stan Wawrinka said he was alive on Roger Federer’s farewell night. Far from the luster of the Laver Cup, Stan Wawrinka continues his journey in Lorraine. Coming from qualifying, he picked up a 5th victory to sign, of course, his best performance since his return to business at the end of March.
Despite a slump at the end of the second set, this success does not suffer any discussion. The triple Grand Slam winner was able to find the necessary resources to restore a badly compromised situation at the start of the last round. Mikael Ylmer indeed led 1-0 0/40 without being able to sign the break that would have allowed him to take control of this meeting.
What a path
This Saturday around 4:00 p.m., Stan Wawrinka will play his first semi-final in nearly three years. He can measure with pride the progress made since his first match of the year, a defeat on March 29 once morest the other Ymer brother, Elias in this case.
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