“Beat them several times,” Stan Wawrinka opens up on facing Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer throughout his long-drawn career

Stan Wawrinka returned to Buenos Aires after 11 years.

“Beat them several times,” Stan Wawrinka opens up on facing Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer throughout his long-drawn career

Stan Wawrinka, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic (Via Imago)

The ‘Big Three’ of tennis, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, have revolutionized tennis for a very long time. With 66 Grand Slam titles among them, they have arguably dominated the tennis tour in all those years.

Beating even one of them is considered a huge achievement, and one player has a couple of wins over all three of them. 

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Stan Wawrinka, one of the only current players to have won over all three legends of the game, opened up about facing the Big Three. Grateful to play them, Wawrinka lost many times but appreciates the opportunity he had to face them. 

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I had the chance to beat them several times, but I lost many times against all three of them. But for me it was always an opportunity to play against the best players in the history of tennis.  
Said Wawrinka via Ole.

Throughout his long career, the 38-year-old has only three wins against both Federer and Nadal and 6 wins against the current World No. 1 Djokovic. Furthermore, he also opened up about each player’s strong suits.

He revealed that he found it hard to play against the left-handed Nadal and also spoke about the agility of Federer, which made the players uncomfortable. 

In addition to this, he also called Nole a perfect player, pretty much for the complete player that he is. Nonetheless, he has a record that none of the younger generation can beat. 

Stan Wawrinka returned to Buenos Aires after 11 years to win the first match on a comeback

38-year-old Stan Wawrinka is currently the oldest tennis player in the top 500. With the passion still burning strong within him, the 3-time Grand Slam winner hopes to last as long as possible on the court. 

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Stan Wawrinka (Via Imago)

After a first-round loss at the Australian Open, Wawrinka returned to Buenos Aires after 11 years to play the Argentina Open. Having played last in 2013, the 38-year-old returned to win his first-round match. He beat Pedro Cachin from a set down to secure a round match against Nicolas Jarry. 

Entering the top 16 in Argentina, the Swiss player only hopes to get a few tournament wins under his belt before retiring. 

It’s always special to play here.
Said Warinka on his return to the Argentina Open.

Enjoying his time in the football-rich country, Wawrinka had always wanted to return and hoped to play well in front of a very loving crowd.

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