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Business Recorder
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Business Recorder
Wawrinka close to the end but not stopping yet
PARIS: Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka made a first-round exit from Roland Garros on Monday but said he is still enjoying his tennis even if defeats are getting tougher to accept in the twilight of his stellar career. The Swiss, who won the Roland Garros title in 2015, has had to endure a string of early losses on the elite ATP Tour as well as the Challenger Tour this year but said he knew exactly where he stood after falling 7-6(6) 6-3 6-2 to Briton Jacob Fearnley. 'I'm in front of you after losing the first round of the French Open. I'm of course close to the end. I'm not stopping right now, that's for sure. I'm getting closer each week,' Wawrinka, who received a wild card to play, told reporters. 'In general I think I'm still playing some good tennis. I still move well. I still enjoy. All those losses are getting more difficult to swallow. 'It's always about the balance with the sacrifice you're doing on one side to be at that level. You need to have some wins in the other side. So far I'm not getting too many wins. Not enough. 'But yeah, we'll see. Just finished the French Open, so we'll see what's going to come in the next few weeks.' Wawrinka later told reporters in French that he may not return to Roland Garros next year. Kyrgios return at French Open stymied by new injury 'If I don't win a few matches, if my results don't get my ranking higher, then I will not come back whether as a wild card or anything else,' the three-times Grand Slam champion added. 'As for the next few weeks, well, the clay season is coming to an end. I did everything I could to try to keep a really good level of play. I'm satisfied with what I'm still able to do physically and technically. 'You need to have results, because I'm a competitor. Even if I enjoy and am passionate, I play to win.'
The Hindu
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Wawrinka Says ‘Not Stopping Yet' After Early French Open Exit
Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka made a first-round exit from Roland Garros on Monday but said he is still enjoying his tennis even if defeats are getting tougher to accept in the twilight of his stellar career. The Swiss, who won the Roland Garros title in 2015, has had to endure a string of early losses on the elite ATP Tour as well as the Challenger Tour this year but said he knew exactly where he stood after falling 7-6(6) 6-3 6-2 to Briton Jacob Fearnley. 'I'm in front of you after losing the first round of the French Open. I'm of course close to the end. I'm not stopping right now, that's for sure. I'm getting closer each week,' Wawrinka, who received a wild card to play, told reporters. 'In general, I think I'm still playing some good tennis. I still move well. I still enjoy. All those losses are getting more difficult to swallow. It's always about the balance with the sacrifice you're doing on one side to be at that level. You need to have some wins in the other side. So far I'm not getting too many wins. Not enough,' he said. 'But yeah, we'll see. Just finished the French Open, so we'll see what's going to come in the next few weeks.' Wawrinka later told reporters in French that he may not return to Roland Garros next year. 'If I don't win a few matches, if my results don't get my ranking higher, then I will not come back whether as a wild card or anything else,' the three-times Grand Slam champion added. 'As for the next few weeks, well, the clay season is coming to an end. I did everything I could to try to keep a really good level of play. I'm satisfied with what I'm still able to do physically and technically. 'You need to have results, because I'm a competitor. Even if I enjoy and am passionate, I play to win.'
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
23-year-old Scot Jacob Fearnley earns biggest win of career by beating veteran Stan Wawrinka on French Open debut
Twelve months after Stan Wawrinka ended Andy Murray 's French Open career, Jacob Fearnley exacted some Scottish revenge. That first-round clash last year was a meeting of two old warhorses but here the fresher legs prevailed, 23-year-old Fearnley getting past 40-year-old Stan 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 on debut here in Paris. 'I knew it was going to be a tough match,' said the world No55. 'It's difficult, for sure, playing in front of the crowd always screaming his name. 'I really enjoyed it, to be honest. Part of the battle was just not letting his name and his calibre of tennis get into my head.' It was yet another eye-catching draw for Fearnley in his nascent career. In a single year as a professional he has faced Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios and now Stan Wawrinka. The match against Kyrgios was in Melbourne and he faced two Italians in Rome this month, so the raucous atmosphere out on Court 14 - for Swiss Wawrinka is an honourary Frenchman round here - was not likely to phase him. 'There were a lot of guys that were talking to me,' Fearnley said of the sledging from the stands. 'I knew they were supporting Stan but it was mostly in French. They could have been saying nice things, but I doubt it.' A still more hostile environment awaits in the second round on Thursday, when Fearnley takes on French No2 and 22nd seed Ugo Humbert. 'That would be cool,' said Fearnley. 'I played Kyrgios in Australia, that was really difficult at times. That was loud. That was a bit obnoxious, for sure. 'Honestly I enjoy these environments. As long as they keep speaking French and I don't understand what they're saying, that helps, as well.' Fearnley continues to bank invaluable experience, facing big names in big situations. 'The more I get exposed to playing these players, playing in these environments, the better that I get at handling them,' he said. ' That's how it works. The more you expose yourself to situations, the more comfortable, the less foreign it feels. 'Today stepping out on the court I was definitely nervous. I think if a year ago I was put in the same situation, I don't think I would have handled it as well as I did today, for sure.'
Straits Times
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Wawrinka close to the end but not stopping yet
FILE PHOTO: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland poses with the trophy during the ceremony after winning the men's singles final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, June 7, 2015. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo PARIS - Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka made a first-round exit from Roland Garros on Monday but said he is still enjoying his tennis even if defeats are getting tougher to accept in the twilight of his stellar career. The Swiss, who won the Roland Garros title in 2015, has had to endure a string of early losses on the elite ATP Tour as well as the Challenger Tour this year but said he knew exactly where he stood after falling 7-6(6) 6-3 6-2 to Briton Jacob Fearnley. "I'm in front of you after losing the first round of the French Open. I'm of course close to the end. I'm not stopping right now, that's for sure. I'm getting closer each week," Wawrinka, who received a wild card to play, told reporters. "In general I think I'm still playing some good tennis. I still move well. I still enjoy. All those losses are getting more difficult to swallow. "It's always about the balance with the sacrifice you're doing on one side to be at that level. You need to have some wins in the other side. So far I'm not getting too many wins. Not enough. "But yeah, we'll see. Just finished the French Open, so we'll see what's going to come in the next few weeks." Wawrinka later told reporters in French that he may not return to Roland Garros next year. "If I don't win a few matches, if my results don't get my ranking higher, then I will not come back whether as a wild card or anything else," the three-times Grand Slam champion added. "As for the next few weeks, well, the clay season is coming to an end. I did everything I could to try to keep a really good level of play. I'm satisfied with what I'm still able to do physically and technically. "You need to have results, because I'm a competitor. Even if I enjoy and am passionate, I play to win." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Tennis-Wawrinka close to the end but not stopping yet
FILE PHOTO: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland poses with the trophy during the ceremony after winning the men's singles final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, June 7, 2015. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) -Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka made a first-round exit from Roland Garros on Monday but said he is still enjoying his tennis even if defeats are getting tougher to accept in the twilight of his stellar career. The Swiss, who won the Roland Garros title in 2015, has had to endure a string of early losses on the elite ATP Tour as well as the Challenger Tour this year but said he knew exactly where he stood after falling 7-6(6) 6-3 6-2 to Briton Jacob Fearnley. "I'm in front of you after losing the first round of the French Open. I'm of course close to the end. I'm not stopping right now, that's for sure. I'm getting closer each week," Wawrinka, who received a wild card to play, told reporters. "In general I think I'm still playing some good tennis. I still move well. I still enjoy. All those losses are getting more difficult to swallow. "It's always about the balance with the sacrifice you're doing on one side to be at that level. You need to have some wins in the other side. So far I'm not getting too many wins. Not enough. "But yeah, we'll see. Just finished the French Open, so we'll see what's going to come in the next few weeks." Wawrinka later told reporters in French that he may not return to Roland Garros next year. "If I don't win a few matches, if my results don't get my ranking higher, then I will not come back whether as a wild card or anything else," the three-times Grand Slam champion added. "As for the next few weeks, well, the clay season is coming to an end. I did everything I could to try to keep a really good level of play. I'm satisfied with what I'm still able to do physically and technically. "You need to have results, because I'm a competitor. Even if I enjoy and am passionate, I play to win." (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in ParisEditing by Christian Radnedge)
