Stan Wawrinka (ATP 158) appears in the last square of the Aix-en-Provence Challenger. The 40-year-old Vaudois defeated the American Nishesh Basavareddy (ATP 107) 7-6 (10/8) 6-3 Friday in the quarterfinals.
Selected seeder no 1 Alexei Popyrin (ATP 26) Thursday, Stan Wawrinka confirmed this feat by signing a third consecutive success on French clay. He had not experienced such a long series of victories since mid-October 2024, when he had rose to the semi-finals of the ATP 250 in Stockholm.
The ex-3 world has above all had to fight in the first round against Nishesh Basavareddy, spreading two set balls in the decisive game. He more clearly dominated the debates in the second round, signing the station wagon twice to win in just under two hours.
Stan Wawrinka can dream of a final in Aix-en-Provence, where he benefited from an invitation to integrate the final table. He will be measured on Saturday in the semi-finals at the Croatian Borna Gojo (ATP 353), which he crushed 6-2 6-3 at the end of March on the clay of Naples.
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