ATP: The will is there - Stan Wawrinka misses his tennis life
The Swiss Stan Wawrinka is still working on his comeback at the Paris Saint-Germain training center and wants to get back on the ATP tour as soon as possible.
by tennisnet.com
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Nov 13, 2021, 08:59 am
Some things are only missed when they are no longer there. Outsiders can only speculate whether this is possibly the case with Stan Wawrinka and life on the ATP tour. The fact is that the Swiss are eagerly working towards his comeback and cannot wait to be a member of the men's tennis circuit again. After all, eight months have passed since the last official match appearance of the Swiss.
It was at the beginning of March when the now 36-year-old had to admit defeat to South African Lloyd Harris in the first round of the ATP World Tour event in Doha - and that as close as possible with 6: 7 (3), 7: 6 ( 6) and 5: 7. After that, Wawrinka had to undergo two operations on his left foot and has been working on his fitness for the return to the men's tour since mid-August in the "Camp des Loges", the training center of the football giants Paris Saint-Germain.
"Life on the tour is something very special"
The clock is ticking mercilessly, however, the three-time Grand Slam champion has definitely reached the late autumn of his career, every month that passes reduces the likelihood of returning almost to old strength. Anything but an easy time for “Stan the Man”: “There are a lot of things you don't know about professional athletes, what they go through. You only ever see the good sides. But it's hard for many of us, including me. "
The motivation of the current world ranking 83. seems unbroken, however, as the backhand artist recently said: “Life on tour is something very special. I really want to come back to relive the emotions that tennis gives me. I want to go back to the stadium, to the fans. I miss this life. ”Let's keep our fingers crossed for“ Stanimal ”that something might go“ down under ”as early as the beginning of the next season.