Stan Wawrinka, the man who snatched two Grand Slam finals from Novak Djokovicwill face the Serbian this Friday in the third round of Wimbledon: “It will be a great challenge, but if you look at the latest results, I have no chance.”
The Swiss played his best tennis at the Roland Garros final in 2015, wearing charismatic checkered trousers, and at the US Open in 2016, as one of three men in history capable of capturing two Grands, along with Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
“It’s great to play on grass for the last time. It’s the first time we meet at Wimbledon and of course I’m looking forward to it and we have one last chance after playing the rest of the Grand Slams,” the Swiss said. after defeating the Argentine Thomas Martin Etcheverry.
Despite having a face to face very unequal fight Djokovicwhich dominates him 20-6, the truth is that of those six victories, four were in the Grand Slam and to those that took place in the finals of 2015 and 2016 we must add the quarterfinals in Australia in 2014, a tournament that ended. the helvetian won against the nadaland in 2019, in the second round of the US Open.
“One part of my career was playing at a high level when I knew I was going to be on the court against Novak in a Grand Slam. I have a strong game from the baseline and I am physically fit to compete with him. They were incredible matches and probably the best two of my life, in Paris and the US Open.”
“I hope I can play a competitive match, but if you look at the last few, I have no chance,” said Wawrinka, who has not won two Wimbledon matches in a row in eight years, the only Grand Slam of his career that he did not win.
“I have no chance to win Wimbledon,” he added. Wawrinka, Djokovic’s great black beast and one of the culprits for the Serb without a further Grand Slam. In fact, even Roger Federer was unable to beat Djokovic in two ‘major’ finals.
Source: La Verdad
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