Stan Wawrinka: 'Tsitsipas beat Federer and Nadal. It will be tough'
Stan Wawrinka doesn't expect an easy fourth round match against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open. The Lausanne native said: "It's very impressive. He's top 10, excellent results over the last year. He has been very impressive to see his evolution. He's an incredible player, and he's been able to beat Roger in Grand Slam, Rafa on clay. And so he's present and it's going to be a very difficult match tomorrow. But what I was saying with respect to the feeling I had when I practiced against him, his ball was heavier than what you can see on TV. Since I never played him in a match, that's what I base my assessments on with respect to the practices I had with him."
On his 500th career match win, Wawrinka concluded: "It testifies to what I have accomplished in my career. It's not something very important right now, but when you mention it, it represents everything I have done in my career, everything that I have won, the matches I have been able to win over the years. So it's something I had never imagined when I was young."
Benoit Paire revealed Wawrinka told him he is a monster physically, as the Frenchman has shown a great fitness shape lately. But the Swiss clarified about this quote. "I was a joke. I was very happy for him. When I said he was a monster physically, it was a joke. It was a joke. Although he impresses me, indeed, because Benoit is playing on confidence. He's a sensitive player. He needs to be well, and when he wins matches, he's relaxed, he's in confidence, he thinks less, he gets angry a bit less, and he lasts longer, I can say. He remains focused on his objective and he doesn't focus too much on his errors. It's clear that I'm very happy for him. He won Lyon. Here he's playing very well. He played excellent matches, despite the fact that he was down two sets to zero and a break, he won the match. So I hope he's going to continue, and I'm very happy about what he's doing", said Wawrinka.
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2WoAJWw
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