Stan Wawrinka News
Wawrinka who is a three times majors champion has won a Gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, partnering with Roger Federer for Switzerland.
Three-times Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka has pulled out of Wimbledon due to a foot injury that also ruled him out of the ongoing French Open, the governing body of men's tennis (ATP) has said.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic had to battle hard to reach the third round of the 2021 Australian Open. The double defending-champion posted a hard-fought 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-6(2), 6-3 over American Francis Tiafoe. There was, however, disappointment for the likes of Petra Kvitova and Venus Williams, who crashed out of the year's first Grand Slam. Here we take a look at some of the major matches from Day 3 of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Djokovic's decision will come as good news for the U.S. Open organisers after several high-profile players, including former winners Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka, pulled out of the tournament.
Halep will now square off with Belgian tennis player Elise Mertens in the next round.
With the win, Nadal has now improved his ATP Head-to-Head rivalry against Wawrinka to 19-3.
Nadal will now lock horns with Swiss star Stan Wawrinka, who fended off Croatia's Marin Cilic 7-6(3), 7-6(5) in under two hours to storm into the second round.
The former world number one, who is currently ranked lowly at 243rd spot in the ATP men's singles rankings, has now improved his Head-to-Head rivalry against Wawrinka to 12-8.
Murray has made it to his first-ever final since his return to the singles court following a second right hip surgery on January 28.
Medvedev walked out to a smattering of jeers in his quarter-final against Stan Wawrinka at Arthur Ashe Stadium court on Tuesday but was ultimately cheered after he dug deep to see off the Swiss in an entertaining four-set battle.
Despite the defeat, Djokovic still leads the Head-to-Head rivalry between the duo by 19-6.
World number one Novak Djokovic began his title defence at the US Open on a winning note as he eased past Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain in straight sets in the opening round of the tournament at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday.
Shapovalov defeated France`s Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3, 7-5 to snap a five-match losing streak while Raonic crushed 16 aces en route to a 6-4 6-4 win over another Frenchman Lucas Pouille.
Federer will now face defending champion Rafael Nadal in the semi-final in what will be the 39th instalment of their rivalry.
The 20-year-old Tsitsipas completed the win after play was suspended late on Friday evening to secure his second straight last-16 appearance at a Grand Slam.
Nadal will now look to continue his quest for the sixth title at Madrid Open when he faces reigning ATP Finals champion Stefanos Tsitsipas in the last-four clash.
Gimelstob resigned from the board last week after being sentenced to three years probation and 60 hours community service on an assault charge.
Three-times Grand Slam champion Wawrinka saw his ranking go into freefall following knee surgery in late 2017 and he finished last year as number 66 in the world.
Next up for Kyrgios is either big-serving American John Isner or his eighth seeded countryman John Millman, who play later on Friday.
Kyrgios will next play against Switzerland`s Stan Wawrinka in the quarter-finals of the Acapulco International.
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