Wawrinka also won the fourth duel with the American. While the first three duels were all tight and ended in the tie-break of the third set or 7: 5, the Romand left no doubts from the start on Thursday night who would leave the pitch as the winner.
The 38-year-old took the first service game from his opponent, who was 13 years his junior. The three-time Grand Slam champion also had to give up the service when the score was 4: 2. However, Wawrinka immediately managed the rebreak and brought the first set into the dry.
In the second set, Wawrinka handed an early break as he served confidently and was never in danger of having to concede a break chance to his opponent. After 80 minutes, the Swiss scored his first match point.
In the round of 16, Wawrinka meets qualifier Max Purcell (ATP 70). The Australian surprisingly prevailed against the Norwegian Casper Ruud (ATP 5) in the second round. It is the first encounter between the two.
2023-08-17 05:44:00
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