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Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka rolled again the years on Friday because the 39-year-old ousted high seed Andrey Rublev to achieve the Stockholm semi-finals. Wawrinka, presently ranked 217th on the planet, battled previous seventh-ranked Russian Rublev, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5) to notch his first win over a top-10 participant this yr. The Swiss participant subsequent meets US fourth seed Tommy Paul, the 2021 Stockholm champion, who beat Serb Miomir Kecmanovic 7-6 (9/7), 6-2. “I can not change my age, however most essential for me is that once I enter the court docket, I at all times attempt to battle,” stated Wawrinka, the third-oldest semi-finalist in trendy ATP Tour historical past behind Jimmy Connors and Ivo Karlovic.
“I attempt to enhance and revel in what I’m doing. The explanation I preserve going is to play matches like this, with so many individuals giving me good power on the court docket, and I am tremendous completely satisfied to have the possibility to play yet another match tomorrow.”
The previous world quantity three fired down 14 aces, changing his first match level to achieve the semi-final within the Swedish capital for the primary time in 4 makes an attempt.
“The important thing was to remain targeted and optimistic with myself,” stated Wawrinka, who had let a 2-0 lead within the second set slip. He’s bidding for his seventeenth ATP title and first since Geneva in 2017.
Wawrinka received the Australian Open in 2014, the French Open in 2015 and the US Open in 2016.
Rublev’s hopes of qualifying for the eight-player ATP Finals for a fifth consecutive yr took a knock because the 26-year-old Russian sits eighth with 4 gamers under him, together with Paul, nonetheless competing this week.
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