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Stan Wawrinka: Unbroken despite everything

With three Grand Slam victories, the French-speaking Swiss is one of the greats in men’s tennis. But setbacks shape his career at least as much. Now he is making another attempt at the Australian Open.

After two games he had had enough: Stan Wawrinka this week at a preparation tournament in Melbourne.

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Stan Wawrinka was never a great communicator, and neither will he in this life. So it was almost a revelation when he said on Friday afternoon after the hard-fought win against Australian Alex Bolt: “Playing two games in one day is not a good idea, especially for a player my age.” Shortly thereafter, he withdrew from the quarter-final against French Jérémy Chardy, which was planned just hours later.

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