“He created a furore,” Mark Woodforde criticizes Stan Wawrinka for publicly criticizing the Davis Cup arrangements
Davis Cup chairman Mark Woodforde was left stunned by Stan Wawrinka's actions following Switzerland's dismal performance at the tournament.
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Mark Woodforde and Stan Wawrinka. (credits: The Advertiser, Newly Swissed)
With the Davis Cup finals finally taking place, all the top tennis nations have started their hunt for the golden trophy. With Switzerland failing to qualify for the quarterfinals after losing against Great Britain, France, and Australia, Swiss star Stan Wawrinka was hugely disappointed with the lack of support in the stands during the course of their matches.
Stan was seen filming a small clip of the entire stadium after Switzerland bowed out of the tournament, which hugely irritated and amused the Davis Cup chairman, Mark Woodforde. Mark stated his view about this incident, saying, “Stan created a bit of a furore with filming the stands. We’re always welcome to having feedback, it’s unfortunate he did it in such a public way.”
Switzerland failed to make a mark at the ongoing Davis Cup tournament losing all their group-stage matches. In their first encounter against France, the Swiss army received a 3-0 whitewash followed by a fightback by Wawrinka in their second matchup against Great Britain. But Stan’s teammates failed to provide any support losing the tie 2-1 and in their third matchup, they were yet again thrashed home by huge favorites Australia by a scintillating 3-0 defeat.
How Stan Wawrinka came into the scene as a nobody leaving the Big 3 stunned?
Stan started his professional career at the age of 17, way back in 2002, but it took him way too long to finally draw some attention. He won his first title at Umag in 2006, and his first major success came after 12 long years of hustling. He stunned everybody by lifting his first major Grand Slam title at the Australian Open at the age of 29, up against Rafael Nadal in the final.
The very next year, he won the French Open, announcing his intensity on the clay court as well as beating Novak Djokovic in the finals, extending his prowess over the top tennis stars during that time.
The next year, he pulled off an immense victory over Novak yet again, lifting his third and what looked like his last-ever Grand Slam title and taking the entire world by storm. Though it has been six years since his last title at Geneva, Stan will forever be remembered as the star who came as an absolute nobody and ended up taking out the top stars for fun.
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