Stan Wawrinka (ATP 156) was eliminated in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 3rd consecutive year. The 39-year-old Vaudois was beaten 6-4 5-7 7-5 7-5 in 3h11 by the Italian Lorenzo Sonego (55).
The years go by and the same for Stan Wawrinka (ATP 156) in Melbourne. As in 2023 and 2024, the Vaudois did not pass the first round of this Australian Open which he won eleven years ago. After Alex Molcan and Adrian Mannarino, it was Lorenzo Sonego (ATP 55) who blocked his path this time.
The Italian forced the decision thanks to a masterful shot, an armed passing with his back turned to the net to achieve the break at 5-5 in the 3rd set. This point, which could be that of the year as it was so prodigious, weighed very heavily in the balance. It allowed him to take a decisive option on victory.
Stan brave but beaten
Stan Wawrinka, who had benefited from a 5-3 ball a few moments earlier, however still had his chance in the 4th set. At 5-4, he led 0-40, but he missed this golden opportunity before scoring only one point in the last two games.
Almost 40 years old – he will celebrate it on March 28 – Stan Wawrinka has demonstrated, despite this defeat, that he still has his place on the circuit. He really gave the Turinese the response he was hoping for.
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