“Not coming back to say goodbye,” Stan Wawrinka announces the tournament where he’ll finally make a comeback
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Former World No. 3, Stan Wawrinka, is back after an entire year of hiatus. His last tournament was the Qatar Open in Doha, where he lost to Lloyd Harris incurring a terrible foot injury causing the Swiss player to sit outside the court to recover and rehabilitate. The seriousness of his injury forced him to go into surgery, forcing him to withdraw from all tournaments for an entire year.
Regardless of his injury, Stan Wawrinka is a formidable player. There is no doubt that his injury will affect his upcoming games. However, the 16-time ATP title winner was at a point where he challenged the big three, making every encounter as intense and difficult.
Wawrinka announces return to action
Following a long spell out of the game, in a recent announcement, Stanislas Wawrinka announced that he will be returning to the ATP circuit this clay season. The Swiss Grand Slam Champion says that he is aiming for the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for his return.
He had previously said that he was planning to return for the French Open, but had not specified a date, thus coming back to action ahead of schedule as he had previously targetted the French Open for his comeback.
The Swiss maestro has also emphatically stated that his comeback is not just a last dance. In an interview with L’Equipe he said that it was never his plan to retire from tennis after this injury. He also mentioned how he was still hungry for more wins and was definitely looking forward to being back on the court.
“I’m not coming back just to say goodbye. What I want, is to again have these emotions. I still have this fire in me that makes me love tennis, love to play, love to train, love to endure,” stated Wawrinka.
With persistent injury problems for some time now, the Swiss star would hope that his issues are behind him on his comeback, and would like to have a prolonged period of action on the court.
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