Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open, Switzerland [25] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. [60] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) Wawrinka won the Geneva Open title the last two years; yet, that did not discourage his opponent because Fucsovics had his eyes set on his first ATP World Tour semifinals. Although the Hungarian got off to a nervous start, he…
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US OPEN, USA Men’s Final: [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [3] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Djokovic was expected to win this for two reasons: he is the number one player and he has barely played much tennis this tournament; thus, he was the fresher of the two. Wawrinka has had a tiebreak in every round he…
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Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open, Switzerland [4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [43] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) This was the second encounter between these two.  Wawrinka won their first meeting, which was also on clay in three sets. I was a bit surprised at Wawrinka’s 6-3, 6-1 dismissal of Carreno Busta. Carreno Busta has been playing…
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN MATCH OF THE DAY: [4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. [13] Milos Raonic (CAN) While on paper it may look like an upset, Raonic was a top ten player until injury and subsequent surgery disrupted his game. Granted in four matches against Wawrinka, Raonic had won only one set. However, Raonic is a confident…
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Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, London [CR4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. [CR7] David Ferrer (ESP) Wawrinka got off to a horrible start in his first match on Monday. Although initially it appeared as if he was going to defeat Nadal again, things quickly unraveled for the 2015 French Open Champion. I have never seen him…
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Shanghai Rolex Masters, China [CR4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. [CR7] Rafael Nadal (ESP) It was a comprehensive victory for Nadal, 6-2 and 6-1. Dare we, his fans and the tennis world, believe that Nadal is finding his form late in the season? Or was Wawrinka completely flat because he had a hard fought and exhausting…
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