At the beginning of the new year, Vientiane was renewed, and all walks of life began to resume work. In tennis, there are also players trying to make a positive comeback, such as our long-awaited Wawrinka.
Recently, he also talked about the past in an interview, focusing naturally on the just-concluded Australian Open and his old rival Djokovic.
Wawrinka's first Grand Slam title, as we all know, came from the Australian Open, and he recounted the scene at that time:
"In the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in 2014, I faced Novak. I was nervous at the beginning of the game, seriously lacking in confidence, but then I bit the score and when the game was dragged into the decider, I was sure my chance had come. I told myself that I had to win the game so I could keep going. Needless to say, the victory in this game allowed me to break through myself, and from that moment on, I felt like I could win anyone. ”
Wawrinka's self-encouragement is for good reason, because at the Australian Open the previous year, he and Djokovic also played.
It was in the fourth round, when Wawrinka lost 10-12 in the decider, but he was very open to it: "Although the game was lost, it meant a lot to me and I think it was one of the most important games of my career. Although the defeat once discouraged me, I was secretly cheering for myself, I felt that my level was played, and it was time to get results. ”
If you don't forget it, there will be an echo. Wawrinka finally connected Djokovic and Nadal in 2014 to win his first Grand Slam title.
Although Wawrinka trailed Djokovic 6-19 on the record of the two's matches, he defeated Djokovic in the process of winning three Grand Slam titles.
With the exception of the 2014 Australian Open, Wawrinka defeated the Serbs in the finals of both the 2015 French Open and the 2016 US Open. In particular, the french open flower pants, but also made it famous, to this day, in last year's French Open final, when Tsitsipas led, there are still fans to flip out the flower pants this incident.
Speaking of Djokovic, Wawrinka said bluntly: "Novak is my favorite opponent of the Big Three, although he beat me far more times than I beat him, but I feel that in the Grand Slam arena, he is afraid of me." 」 ”
Indeed, in the 2019 US Open, even if Wawrinka is not at his peak, he can kill Djokovic on his back, and eventually his opponent retires due to injury.
In addition, in the interview, Wawrinka also mentioned his own mental journey during the Australian Open final with Nadal in 2014. He completely dominated the game in the first set, then Nadal suffered an injury, and after taking the lead in two sets, the idea in his mind became clearer and clearer, but instead he lost a set... Fortunately, I insisted on my heart and took the game down. (Source: Tennis House Author: Luo ChengQiye)