2023-08-31 23:21:22
– The positive attitude of Stan Wawrinka, qualified for the 3rd round
Not on his biggest day on Thursday, the 38-year-old Vaudois tamed the fiery Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry (7-6 6-7 6-3 6-2).
Posted today at 01:21
Stan Wawrinka enjoyed his US Open 2nd round encounter once morest Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
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His happiness to still be there, at 38 years and 5 months – the oldest player in the main draw –, playing on the biggest stages and in a tournament that made him king in 2016, can be read on his face. There were mistakes but complicit smiles with his coach Magnus Norman and spectators in the front row. Arms raised and fists clenched to play with the crowd. Until the issue of 7:05 p.m., New York time, and a finger on the temple of circumstance. After 3h39 of play and a crazy intensity from the first exchanges, Stan Wawrinka had just gotten rid of the claws of the Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, 34th player in the world, 7-6 (6) 6-7 (7) 6-3 6- 2.
“He’s maybe the hardest player to beat when he’s in a good mood. But he can also be quite moody when things are not going well, ”said his Swedish coach to SRF at the start of the tournament. Thursday, on court No 17 of Flushing Meadows, the Vaudois would have had enough to experience some mood swings. For two sets, his first serve was only too rarely there (48%) and he committed a whopping 37 unforced errors. After winning the first set in the decisive game, with a backhand hit along the line on his third set point, “Stan The Man” dropped the second, when he was trailing 3-5, during a new tie-break which was played in a pocket handkerchief.
We had been playing at that time for 2h17 in this remake of the 2nd round of Wimbledon once morest Etcheverry – victory in 4 sets for Wawrinka – but it was the young 24-year-old Argentinian who experienced the first real drop in speed. At 3-2 in the 3rd set, the quarter-finalist at Roland-Garros this spring made three mistakes in the forehand and landed a horrible volley. And at the start of the 4th, it was his uncrossed forehand that let him down from the first game. During this time, the triple Grand Slam winner was solid as in his best years. Here is the ex-world No. 3 in the round of 16 once morest the Italian Jannik Sinner (6th), who had pushed defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a legendary thriller last year. The challenge is huge but with her positive attitude, who knows?
Jeremy Santallo has been a journalist at Sport-Center since 2018. A basketball and tennis specialist, he has been to Roland-Garros four times and Wimbledon twice.More info@jeremy_santallo
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