- Stan Wawrinka (ATP 98) beats Andy Murray (ATP 75) 6:4, 6:4, 6:2 at the beginning of the French Open.
- Within the duel between the 2 previous masters, there are occasions when the Scot doesn’t swimsuit one another, and the person from Lausanne is usually having fun with his one-handed backhand.
- Within the subsequent spherical, the 2015 French Open winner will face Pawel Kotow of Russia.
Stan Wawrinka desperately wanted a way of success at the beginning of the French Open. Within the duel between two former Grand Slam winners, it was clear that the person from Lausanne prevailed in opposition to Andy Murray. It was the twenty third duel between the 39-year-old Swiss and the 37-year-old Scot.
Wawrinka had solely received three matches this 12 months, one in every of them on the Challenger Tour. On the first Grand Slam match of the 12 months in Melbourne he failed within the first spherical in addition to in Rio, Indian Wells, Monte Carlo and Bucharest.
Legend:
A win for morale
Stan Wawrinka is within the second spherical in Paris.
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How match is Wawrinka?
On Court docket Philippe-Chatrier, the most important stage attainable in Paris, Wawrinka was the higher participant for lengthy stretches on Sunday afternoon. His one-handed backhand labored brilliantly. The 2015 French Open winner was in a position to make use of this to power his opponent on the defensive a number of instances.
Earlier than the beginning of the third set, Wawrinka needed to search remedy. By the center of the second set, Romand now not appeared as enthusiastic as he had been at the beginning. This continued within the third spherical, which Wawrinka began with a break. Within the earlier two units he had already managed an early break, which Murray might now not make up for.
Because of this, there was hardly any resistance from Murray, fairly the alternative. The Scot made one mistake after one other so Wawrinka shortly moved right into a 4-0 lead. So the mass was mentioned. The Scot by no means got here near a break probability once more, having simply two in your entire sport.
Wawrinka’s opponent within the subsequent spherical has been identified since Monday night: it’s Pawel Kotow of Russia (ATP 56).