Federer-Wawrinka Duo – The best tennis players in Switzerland
The Swiss players, the world number two Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka, who is currently in ninth position in the ATP ranking, have become one of the elite pairs of tennis, especially after the last victory achieved in the match of the group stage of the World Davis Cup and the previous Gold medal obtained during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games during the month of August.
During the six years of professional play since the 23-year-old Wawrinka began his tennis career; he has gone from 171st in 2003 to 54th in 2005 to 36th in 2007, while reaching the top ten on the current ATP Tour. He also has a 105-91 individual career record, a title to his name and a double Olympic medal. Despite his constant hard work, his game has suffered major setbacks due to a knee injury. However, the young Swiss has shown his talent against players like: the Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela, the Russian Marat Safin and the Croatian Ivan Ljubicic.
Just this past Saturday at the Malley indoor stadium both Swiss players came together to play against the Belgian team made up of; Xavier Malisse and Oliver Rochus for a Davis Cup entry for the 2009 competition. Indeed, there was a lot of pressure on the players as we witnessed what they were capable of at the Olympic Games, but during the match it became clear that Federer and Wawrinka were proud to play for their country and the duo kept getting better.
The final score 4-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 gave the Swiss players their place in next year’s competition, which became a real satisfaction as the country was left out of the tournament of this year. A big doubt remains the participation of Roger Federer, but he briefly stated that it seems very likely as long as the Davis Cup games do not interfere with the official ATP tour tournaments in which he must participate.
The five-time US Open Grand Slam winner also mentioned that even though he has mainly focused on singles tournaments during his professional career, he believes that the doubles he played alongside compatriot Wawrinka helped him regain confidence and triggered something different. within himself. Many experts believe that the duo’s gold medal achievement changed Federer’s vision and opened a new door of possibilities for the player and a brief preview of this could have been his Grand Slam victory in New York.
However, it’s refreshing to see two skilled players, one perhaps more accomplished than the other, team up and play so comfortably for a common goal. The fact that Federer’s career has been very different from Wawrinka’s does not imply the fact that Stanislas could easily become the next number one Swiss player in the coming years, as he has proven to be a solid and strategic player in all surfaces, which is still one of the largest. Challenges for a tennis player. And perhaps his learning ability picks up something more from the master tennis player of all time.