Wawrinka Explains Loss In Indian Wells & More

Written by: on 13th March 2014
BNP Paribas Open
Wawrinka Explains Loss In Indian Wells & More

epa04122519 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland hits a return against Kevin Anderson of South Africa at the BNP Paribas Open tennis in Indian Wells, California, USA, 12 March 2014. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO  |

Stanislas Wawrinka says the effort of returning after his Australian Open win left him lacking energy during a three-set defeat to Kevin Anderson in the fourth round of Indian Wells.

 

“Mentally it’s not easy with what’s happen in the past few months,” said Wawrinka, who defeated Ivo Karlovic and Andreas Seppi in his opening two rounds.

 

”For me, I think it took me a lot of energy to come back here, to practice well, to win the first two matches, especially against Karlovic.

 

”And today I felt that my energy was a little bit down. Mentally I wasn’t ready. I was tired a little bit. I start to complain. I didn’t find the right solution. I think it was a lot about myself.”

 

Wawrinka received treatment for a back issue during the match but insisted that it was not the reason for his loss. “The back is not the problem at all. It’s just tightness and I was a little bit nervous and tight and tired, for sure,” he said.

 

But the No. 3, who had not lost a match this year, said he was not expecting himself to win everything and would concentrate on doing better at upcoming tournaments.

 

”I don’t feel the pressure of losing a match, because I knew it’s going to happen, you know,” he said. “I’m not going to keep winning every tournament.”

 

Milos Raonic thinks Stanislas Wawrinka’s win over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final has motivated the rest of the field.

”I think everybody sort of in that top 10 range, also a little bit outside trying to break through, took a deep breath and said, ‘Why can’t that be me?”’ said Raonic after defeating Andy Murray at Indian Wells.

 

”You watch the match and you see somebody that you feel like you can compete with or maybe you feel like you can beat in a situation and they beat one of the top guys, and the feeling is, ‘Why can’t I do that?’

 

”I think that just sort of makes those important, crucial moments where the top guys really step up, it just gives you a higher percentage of opportunity in that moment.”

 

But while Raonic sees more players challenging the top names like Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Murray a challenge, he doesn’t think they are about the be replaced.

 

“I think the other guys are still the best players,” he said.

 

Misc. Notes from Around The Tour

David Ferrer may play Miami after recovering from a tear in his groin, reports Marca… Tommy Haas will play the Hamburg

tournament… Victoria Azarenka has pulled out of Miami with an ongoing foot injury… Stefan Edberg says he will be there as coach to Roger Federer “as long as he wants me to be” …Flavia Pennetta now has a full-time physio in order to help her manage her wrist problems…

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