Stan Wawrinka and Chris Evert - red wine and champagne
In the Instagram live chat, Chris Evert followedStan Wawrinka's career on Wednesday evening. The result was worth seeing and hearing.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Apr 25, 2020, 06:11 pm
Stan Wawrinka has won the Internet over the past few weeks of isolation. There should be no doubt about that. Especially the trysts with Benoit Paire will be missing for tennis fans when it is possible to play seriously again. With Paire, Wawrinka can let off steam in French, this is the favorite language for the Swiss - if a small aperitif is then served, the world of Stan Wawrinka is fine even without tennis.
A few days ago, Stan was now speaking in English with Chris Evert, who is only 15 titles ahead of him in Grand Slam tournaments. Which is why it only seemed right and cheap that Evert sipped the champagne glass while Stan reached for the bashful red wine. And who had to take a deep sip when Chris Evert asked quite directly: "What actually happened to you between 17 and 28?"
Explanation: At the age of 17, Wawrinka had won his only major junior title in Roland Garros, followed almost eleven years later by the adult triumph: At the Australian Open, where Stan in the quarterfinals Novak Djokovic in an epic five-set -Thriller and in the final also defeated Rafael Nadal. After he had a 0: 14 record against Djokovic and a 0: 12 record against Nadal.
Bresnik - Wawrinka with an exceptional career
Wawrinka took the question a little bit personally: even before the victory in Melbourne in 2014, he had permanently established himself among the 20 best players in the world, in the eyes of the Swiss, an impressive performance. Günter Bresnik, who, unlike Wawrinka, is not inclined towards social media, demands respect from the rest. “The competition for Wawrinka was huge, with Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, but also del Potro and Murray. And that in addition to his consistency, he also snatched away the big three titles is an extraordinary achievement, ”Bresnik told tennisnet.
In this regard, Chris Evert is also a burned child: she would have loved to have won more than her three Wimbledon titles, but Martina Navratilova was the best turf player ever. For Wawrinka, who is the only major missing from Wimbledon in his collection, the difficulty of this endeavor can certainly be taken three times.
How did he still win his big titles? "Trust the process," Wawrinka told the students at Chris Everts Academy. He, too, had to accept setbacks, especially with his backhand stroke. But he had always believed that his chosen path would lead to success.