Tennis: Wawrinka fails at the Challenger in Aix-en-Provence

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Wawrinka fails in the Aix-en-Provence Challenger final

The Vaudois Stan Wawrinka lost against Borna Coric. It goes to the 132nd place in the ATP ranking.

Posted today at 7:43 p.m.

Stan Wawrinka plays a return of back.

AFP/Valery Hache

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Stan Wawrinka (ATP 158) must be satisfied with the trophy of the unhappy finalist in the Challenger of Aix-en-Provence. The Vaudois missed the opportunity to write a page of tennis history.

The world’s ex-numocé 3, who could become the first forty-something person to pick a title on The Challenger circuitlost 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-6 (7-4) in the final against Croatian Borna Coric (ATP 104). He will climb to the 132nd place in the ATP ranking on Monday, while he would have appeared around 115th in if he had triumphed.

The Vaudois may regret not having managed to force the difference in the 3rd set, when he had managed to erase his break behind to resume the advantage and lead 5-4, then 6-5, without however finding the solution to conclude on the service of his opponent.

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Trophy in 2020

Stan Wawrinka, who has not raised Trophy since August 2020 And his coronation in the Prague challenger for the resumption of the circuit after the break due to the COVID-19, will necessarily have regrets. But he proved this week that he had the level to compete with the best, at least on the Challengers front.

The triple winner of Grand Chelem notably defeated the 2nd round the Australian Alexei Popyrin (ATP 26), who had beat him for his last final on the ATP Tour (Umag 2023). And he does not have to be ashamed of his defeat suffered against Borna Coric, ex-world world who picked up his fourth title of the year on Sunday in a challenger and who will find the top 100 of the hierarchy on Monday.