41-Year-Old Stan Wawrinka Battles Past 20-Year-Old Martin Landaluce in Dramatic Lyon Opener
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Swiss tennis star Stan Wawrinka (ATP 140th), who has reached the end of his career, defeated Spaniard Martin Landaluce (ATP 67th) 6:3, 6:7 (2), 7:6 (5) in the opening round of the indoor tournament in Lyon.
Stan Wawrinka showed he still has the uncompromising spirit of a great champion. The 41-year-old Swiss fought off a dramatic three-set battle against Spaniard Martin Landalouse to advance to the next round of the ATP 250 tournament in Lyon, France. Wawrinka prevailed 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(5) in a hard-fought tiebreaker. The three-time Grand Slam champion started the match confidently. He won his first service game and then broke his opponent's serve.…
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Stan Wawrinka (41 years old, 140th in the world) has spent three sets of Martin Landaluce in Lyon and has become one of the oldest game winners in the history of the ATP circuit. The Swiss has saved a complicated match and continues his last career season with an epic qualification in the next tour. Stan Wawrinka continues to impress in his last year in professional tennis. ...
In Benglish we have a program for tennis coaches in which you can learn English in less than a year: Click here Stan Wawrinka, prior to what will be his last appearance in an ATP tournament, returned to teach and has scored in the second round of Lyon's ATP 250 after surpassing the great promise, Martín Landaluce, by 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(5) in almost three hours of play to cut off a long drought without wins at ATP level.
Lyon, France, Oct 21 (Latin Press) At 41, Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka today challenged time and competitive logic to defeat Spanish Martín Landaluce and advance to the second round of Lyon's ATP 250 tournament. The post Wawrinka challenges time and conquers an epic battle in Lyon first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
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