Stan Wawrinka: "I am always very happy to be here in Melbourne"
Former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka is happy to be at the Australian Open in Melbourne and feels good after a week of training under the conditions in Melbourne. In an interview on site, he said: “It's another year and after all the years on tour, I'm always very happy to be here.
by Felix Lang
last edit: Jan 20, 2020, 02:03 pm
“I have prepared myself very well and I feel comfortable here. I have been training all week and hope to find a good start to this tournament. It is the first Grand Slam of the season. It's summer here and we're from European winter, "said Wawrinka .
He continued: “It's more or less the first time in the season that we players see the sun. There are many fans here and the whole day there is a great atmosphere in all seats. I won my first Grand Slam here. I like the conditions and I'm happy to be here again! ”
Negative balance against first round opponents
In his opening match, Stan Wawrinka meets Bosnian Damir Dzumhur , against whom he has competed three times and won only once. "I know Dzumhur well, I've played against him several times. He usually plays from the baseline, moves well and generally has a good game. I think it depends on how I play and whether I can enforce my game. I hope I can do it, "said the Swiss in Melbourne.
Wawrinka with a good start to the season
In his first tournament of the year, Wawrinka reached the semi-finals of the ATP event in Doha and was satisfied with his progress. “It was the first tournament and of course you always want to improve. I had my chances. Nevertheless, it was a good start to the year. I am happy with the level of my game and how the training is going. Now I can’t wait to play my first match here in Melbourne, ”said Wawrinka .
The match against Dzumhur is scheduled to be the third on Tuesday at the Melbourne Arena.