Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka mentioned his minor harm issues had been lastly over after a quarter-final run in Rotterdam and Marseille lifted him again into the highest 100 on this planet rankings.
Wawrinka, 37, returns to the tennis circuit in March 2022 after greater than a 12 months out following two operations on his left foot.
The Swiss veteran mentioned after his first-round exit on the US Open that he was getting near dismantling his racket, however recovered to beat Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 1-6 6-1 in Indian Wells on Thursday. He was very optimistic afterwards.
“I’ve been practicing well so I feel good physically and tennis wise. Happy to win, it’s an important match and hopefully I can continue.”
Wawrinka mentioned that re-entering the highest 100 was an essential step in his progress.
Wawrinka mentioned, “It was definitely, after being out of surgery for so long, after struggling to come back, to get back in shape physically, to feel good tennis-wise.” For.”
“Getting again within the high 100 is at all times an essential quantity. Of course I need to transfer up within the rankings. Hopefully I may be seeded within the Grand Slams and these (ATP Masters 1000) occasions as properly. we’ll see.
“Week after week, I feel at a normal level so hopefully I can win a lot of matches this year.” Wawrinka will play twenty sixth seed Miomir Kekmanovic within the subsequent spherical.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
