Stan Wawrinka responded to a tennis fan on Twitter and suggested that He is also surprised that he does not have more than three Grand Slams in his collection.. Wawrinka, 37, is a three-time Grand Slam champion and has a great record in Grand Slam finals – the Swiss won his first Grand Slam final before ending up on the losing side in his fourth Grand Slam final.
Wawrinka has also been a Grand Slam semifinalist on five different occasions. One fan tweeted: «Sometimes I still can’t understand how Stan Wawrinka won three Grand Slams!!» In the follow-up tweet, the same fan added: «Let me clarify: I didn’t mean that in a negative way!
I love Stan.» Wawrinka noticed the tweet and reacted: «Me neither.»
Me neither 😉 — Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) February 6, 2023
Who did Wawrinka beat for those Grand Slam titles?
In the 2014 Australian Open final, Wawrinka defeated Rafael Nadal to win his first Grand Slam title.
The following year, Wawrinka defeated Novak Djokovic in the final of the 2015 French Open. In 2016, Wawrinka won the US Open after beating Djokovic in the final. Wawrinka played in his last Grand Slam final in 2017 when Nadal handed him a straight-sets defeat in the French Open final.
When Wawrinka beat Djokovic in two Grand Slam finals, he delivered exceptional tennis. In a recent interview, Wawrinka admitted that she loved facing Djokovic in top form. “Of course I remember the matches against Novak, they were always real battles, especially in the Grand Slam tournaments when he was among the best players in the world.
I remember well my victory against him in 2014 at the Australian Open in the quarterfinals, it was the year of my first title in Grand Slam tournaments. In fact, I’ve always liked playing him in top form. These are good memories that unfortunately or fortunately happened a long time ago,» Wawrinka said recently. rts.ch.
