QUEEN’S CLUB / AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS – STAN WAWRINKA STUNNED BY KEVIN ANDERSON; PODCAST: ANNABEL CROFT, KEVIN ANDERSON, DOM INGLOT AND TEAM RAONIC

Written by: Staff on 17th June 2015

QUEEN'S CLUB / AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS - STAN WAWRINKA STUNNED BY KEVIN ANDERSON; PODCAST: ANNABEL CROFT, KEVIN ANDERSON, DOM INGLOT AND TEAM RAONIC

Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka reacts during his second round match against Kevin Anderson of South Africa at the Aegon tennis championships at the Queens Club in London, Britain, 17 June 2015. EPA/ANDY RAIN |

AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Queen’s Club

15th-21st June, 2015

17th June, 2015

Stan Stunned By Anderson

The recently crowned French Open champion Stan Wawrinka was knocked out of the Aegon Championships on Wednesday by Kevin Anderson. The South African fired down 22 aces to triumph 7-6(4) 7-6(11), finally converting his sixth match point in the second set tiebreak. It was Anderson’s fourth successive victory against Wawrinka.

‘I feel the way I play today, it suits the matchup quite well,’ said Anderson. ‘I definitely tried to come in a bit especially off my serves, trying to take away his block return a little bit. When he has time from the baseline, he’s very dangerous. I try to take time away from him.’

Kevin Anderson of South Africa returns to Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka during their second round match for the Aegon tennis championships at the Queens Club in London, Britain, 17 June 2015. EPA/ANDY RAIN

Anderson will next play Guillermo Garcia Lopez after the veteran Spaniard overcame Nadal’s conqueror Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets in the final singles match of the day on centre court.

Also through to Friday’s quarter finals is Gilles Simon, the seventh seeded Frenchman having comfortably beaten Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-4 6-2. His opponent in the last eight will be Milos Raonic, who recovered from losing the second set to beat Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1.

Wednesday’s schedule also featured Britain’s Andy Murray making a rare doubles appearance alongside his Davis Cup teammate Dominic Inglot. The pair were beaten by the top seeds and defending champions, Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares, in two tight sets on court one.

Thursday will see Murray return to singles action against Fernando Verdasco. The Briton has a commanding 10-1 lead in their head-to-head but the left-handed Spaniard did have a 2 sets to love advantage at Wimbledon in 2013, before Murray came back to win in 5. That clash is scheduled as the third match on centre court.

Elsewhere on Thursday, the defending champion Grigor Dimitrov is up against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg, Marin Cilic faces Viktor Troicki and John Isner takes on last year’s finalist at The Queen’s Club Feliciano Lopez.

Full Order of Play: http://matchcentre.lta.org.uk/championships/index.html

Men’s Singles Draw: http://matchcentre.lta.org.uk/championships/draw.html

Men’s Doubles Draw: http://matchcentre.lta.org.uk/championships/draw.html

Podcast – Another giant is slayed (Wawrinka) plus David chats to Annabel Croft, Kevin Anderson, Dom Inglot And Team Raonic

Following Stan Wawrinka’s shock defeat on day three of the Aegon Championships, David Law chats to the victor, Kevin Anderson on the Aegon Championships Tennis Podcast in association with the Telegraph. Plus Ivan Ljubicic tells us about working working with Milos Raonic and Annabel Croft drops in to pick over the bones of another drama-filled day at the Queen’s Club.

And of course, David challenges Catherine to beat the listeners with her (awful) predictions.

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Editors note : check out David laws podcasts. They are GREAT!

Topics: AEGON Championships, Atp World Tour, Kevin Anderson, Queen's Club, Sports, Stan Wawrinka, Tennis

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June 17, 2015 at 7:16 pm

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