“Stan Wavrinka in an interview shared memories of his matches”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
“For me, it was an incredible experience to play against the best players in the world – such as Roger (Feder), Novak (Djokovich), Rafa (Nadal), and Andy (Marray). It has always been one of the most difficult trials, ”Vavrinka confessed.
“I lost them more than 20 times, like many others, but when you go against such incredible rivals, you always look at yourself – you try to understand what you can add.
Especially with these three guys, I knew that even on my best day it was not a guarantee of victory. They are too strong, have achieved incredible in the last 15-20 years. Playing with them was always the highest challenge. ”
For his career, Vavrinka lost to the players of the “Great Triple” 63 times, winning only 12 victories:
Stan Wavrinka – Novak Dzhokovich – 6:21
Stan Wavrinka – Raphael Nadal – 3:19
Stan Wavrinka – Roger Feder – 3:23
Recalling his first victory at the Great Helmet tournament, Vavrinka told how he was preparing for his debut finals of Major two days before the match.
“After the victory over Tomasz Berdykh, we had two days. The next day was Roger’s semifinals against Rafa. I remember watching the match at the hotel for dinner is the best feeling for a tennis player when you are already in the finale and watching who you have to play with.
I felt good: both psychologically and physically. I was in great shape. I did not get nervous before the finale, because I never dreamed of winning a helmet. I always just fought the match behind the match to get on. The finale is just the last step, the last match. ”
Subsequently, Sten spent a brilliant duel, defeating Nadal in four sets and won his first title of a Great Helme tournament.
Vavrinka Magnus Norman’s coach confessed that he was surprised to coped with pressure.
“One of the things that surprised me – I once played in the finals and could not cope with pressure. Everything became too big, I was not on the court for an hour and a half.
And Stan – he coped with this pressure much better than me. He was and remains a major champion. He has impressive results in large matches. For me, he is one of the best players of all time in decisive duels. He is able to defeat the first racket of the world in the final of the helmet – which is a few. ”
During his career, Vavrinka played in the four finals of a big helmet tournaments and won three of them. Despite his age (40 years old), he continues to perform and succeed.
Recently, Vavrinka reached the finale of the Challenger Series tournament, where Borney Chorych gave way to the third set.
The current 132nd World Rank number plans to return on a tour at the Open France Championship, whose main net starts on Sunday, May 25.