
Stan Wawrinka (89 ATP) qualified for the second round of Roland Garros with emotions and hard work, defeating Spaniard Albert Ramos (67 ATP) in the decisive set with a score of 7-6(5), 6-4. , 6(2)-7, 1-6, 6-4.
Stan Wawrinka, emotional victory after 2-0
After the first set was won on a tie-break and the second was much easier, the former Roland Garros 2015 champion lost his concentration against the Spaniard.
Albert Ramos made a great comeback in the match and after winning the set on a tie-break followed by the second, in which he categorically won the dispute with the Swiss.
The former world No. 3, Wawrinka didn’t give up and kept his energy up until the deciding set in which he advanced to the second round.
The most spectacular, but also exhausting game of the first round lasted four hours and 39 minutes.
Stan Wawrinka will meet Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis (108 ATP) in the second round.
The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.
HE GOT AWAY uD83DuDE4C@stanwawrinka survives the first round of a marathon against Ramos-Vinolas.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/DkEmaszy1i
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 29, 2023
All heart and mind.#RolandGarros | @stanwawrinka pic.twitter.com/1HvccfbhKI
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 29, 2023
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