All things Tennis. One slice at a time.
Stan Wawrinka and Elena Vesnina set sail today in Portugal. The pair left Oeiras Marina on the boat Patrão Mor in very windy conditions. But with Stan in the steering position and Elena as first mate, they were sure to stay on course!
“It was an amazing experience. I got to steer the boat, which I enjoyed. [...]
Stan Wawrinka launched a campaign Tuesday to make the streets of his hometown in Switzerland safer. The slogans on the posters read: “The street is not my circuit” and “200 km/h only at serve!” Stan is working with local police and Touring Club Switzerland to encourage people to drive safely, respect the rules and use their [...]
Yesterday in Buenos Aires, no.3 seed Stan Wawrinka and no.1 seed David Ferrer took part in a kids clinic for the ATP Copa Claro tournament. View the tournament’s full singles draw here!
The pair also enjoyed a pre-tournament practice together, with Stan tweeting:
Buen entrenamiento con @davidferrer87 !! Uno de los más simpático jugadores en el circuito!! twitter.com/stanwawrinka/s…
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This week, the tennis world was rocked with some startling news – Stan Wawrinka had acquired a new traveling friend.
After receiving a LOT of messages about my “Homer”…. I would like to introduce you to my new friend for 2013…! twitter.com/stanwawrinka/s…
— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) February 7, 2013
While this is exciting to some, because it means [...]
Tennis had seven flag bearers during the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony. Along with Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova and Max Mirnyi, others represented their countries in a moment that they’ll never forget. Stan Wawrinka for Switzerland, Agnieszka Radwanska for Poland, Marcos Baghdatis for Cyprus, Horia Tecau for Romania and Stephanie Vogt for Liechtenstein carried flags during [...]
London is going all-out for the Olympic games, which start tomorrow, with the Olympic rings plastered on pretty much any open space in the capital city. The Houses of Parliament are also taking part and one night during this week, the image of world no.1 Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka winning gold in Beijing could [...]
During Davis Cup practice today in Fribourg, Switzerland, Stan Wawrinka’s young daughter Alexia came on court for a little fun of her own! The tot left mom Ilham Vuilloud in the stands to hang out with Roger Federer and take some practice swings with one of daddy’s racquets. Swiss tennis star in the making!
(Photos: Reuters)
We are gathered here to pay respects to those Sony Ericsson Open seeded men who lost their battles with lower-ranked players today.
Stanislas Wawrinka
The 12th seed was defeated by Marcel Granollers 6-0, 6-7, 6-3. His parting gift to the Spaniard? A hearty bagel.
Fernando Verdasco
The 9th seed was defeated by Pablo Andujar 3-6, 7-6, 6-4. His mohawk [...]
Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka defeated Mark Knowles and Michal Mertinak 6-1, 7-5 to book a spot in the semifinals against Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez.
The golden ones hadn’t matched all tournament but, for some reason, they decided to both don le bleu for their quarterfinal match.
Seems Smurf could give Homer a run for his money.
(Photo: Getty [...]
The saying goes “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Clearly, Stan Wawrinka thought “a tennis ball a day keeps Roger Federer away.”
Also, clearly, that’s not true.
In an all-Swiss Australian Open quarterfinal, Roger Federer dominated his Gold Medal friend 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.
Yummy.
(Photo: Getty Images)
