Stanislas Wawrinka, born 28 March 1985) is a Swiss professional tennis player.
He became the 3rd Swiss player to win a Grand Slam in the 2014 Australian
Stanislas Wawrinka, born 28 March 1985) is a Swiss professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world no. 3, achieved in January 2014. He considers clay his best surface and his serve and volley his best shot. He won a gold medal for Switzerland in the men's doubles event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, partnering Roger Federer, by beating Swedish team Simon Aspelin/Thomas Johansson in the final. They were also honoured with the 2008 Swiss Team of the Year Award. He also made the semifinals of the 2013 US Open where he lost to Novak Djokovic in five sets. He also played in the longest doubles match in history at the Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic in 2013 partnering Marco Chiudinelli.
John McEnroe believes Wawrinka has one of the most powerful backhands he has ever seen and describes him as having "the best one-handed backhand in the game today.
He became the 3rd Swiss player to win a Grand Slam in the 2014 Australian Open, where he defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
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