Stan Wawrinka was stopped in the second round of this edition of Roland Garros. The Swiss lost in five sets to Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3, 5-7, 3-6, 7-6(4), 3-6.
Stan Wawrinka was defeated in the second round of Roland Garros
2015 Roland Garros champion Stan Wawrinka was eliminated in the second round of this year’s tournament.
Having reached the 89th place in the ATP ranking, Stan Wawrinka was defeated in 5 sets by Thanasi Kokkinakis (108 ATP), ending the match in 4 hours and 41 minutes.
Despite winning the first set, the multiple Grand Slam winner (Australian Open 2014, Roland Garros 2015 and US Open 2016) was outclassed by Australia’s Kokkinakis, who will play in the third round in Paris.
After 4 hours 38 minutes uD83DuDE2E@TKokkinakis has the final say against Wawrinka in a marathon match 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/0YazoIkEec
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 31, 2023
There, Thanasi Kokkinakis will meet the winner of the duel between Karen Khachanov (11 ATP) and Radu Albot (113 ATP).
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.
Source: Hot News
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