Despite his failed return to competition, on the side of the Marbella Challenger, the Swiss Stan Wawrinka assures that he will be ready for Roland-Garros then for Wimbledon.
Return missed on the tennis courts for the Swiss. This Tuesday, in the first round of the Marbella Challenger in Spain, on clay, Stan Wawrinka, now down to 232nd place in the world and beneficiary of a wild card for the occasion, was eliminated by the Swede Elias Ymer, 131st player in the world, in two sets (6-2, 6-4) and 1h34 of play. After multiple physical problems, the Swiss had not been able to play a single meeting since March 9, 2021, when he then lost, for his entry into the ATP tournament in Doha in Qatar, despite his status as seeded No. 7, against South African Lloyd Harris, who was then out of qualifying, in three rounds (7-6 (3), 6-7 (6), 7-5) and 2h28 of a very long fight on the court. This Tuesday, after his defeat after more than a year of absence in total, Stan Wawrinka, now 37, did not look downcast.
“Combine good training with games”
The Swiss even wanted to remain positive, while projecting himself on his near future. The near future will include Grand Slam tournaments. In comments reported by the internal site We Love Tennisthe main interested party thus declared in particular, on this subject: “I know that for Roland Garros I will be much better, there is still a lot of time to prepare for the tournament, so it is sure that I will show a whole new level, both tennis-wise and physically. I’m not worried about Roland Garros or Wimbledon, I have to focus on the present moment. My next tournament will be Monte‐Carlo. I have to combine good training with matches, I can’t just focus on matches to stay fit. Now I have to spend a lot of time on the court to keep improving. »
