Stan Wawrinka is incredible. While all the disrespectful advises him to stop, continues to have fun on the courts of the planet, with various fortunes. This joy of playing and his extraordinary will led him to a new final on Saturday, more than 21 months after the last, disputed in July 2023 in Umag.
At the Aix-en-Provence Challenger tournament, the 40-year-old Vaudois, 158th in the ATP ranking, came to the end of the 27-year-old Croatian Borna Gojo (ATP 353) 6-4 6-4.
The first round, Wawrinka went to get her. He knew how to master his blows in the important moments, as in this second game when, led 0-1, he served three double-fautes at 40-0 to finally win his service and make the break behind. Or in the eighth game, when he saved four break balls to win the bet and lead 5-3 before winning the 6-4 sets on his service, after 49 minutes.
-“Stan The Man” maintained the pressure on Gojo’s service in the second round. He was unable to take the game at 1-1, despite two break balls, but it was only awarded. On his third break ball, 2-2, the Vaudois made the difference. And, as in the first set, he was able to be precise and concentrated when he was in danger, demonstrating it to confirm the station wagon after being led 0-40 by aligning five points in a row.
But the Croatian did not want to lose without fighting until the end and he returned to 4-4 by taking Wawrinka in his service. A return that was useless because the mental of the winner of three great chelems is impressive and he recovered the advantage right behind to lead 5-4 and serve for the match. This last game he won white serving an ACE to finish.
In the final, on Sunday, Wawrinka will find the Croatian Borna Coric (28, ATP 104), which he beat in the round of 16 in Naples, last March.
