In an interview given to Watson before his departure for Marbella where he will return following more than a year of absence, Stan Wawrinka reaffirms his big objective: to win a new title.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s a small tournament or a big one, just for the feeling of accomplishment,” he says. The Vaudois returned to his left tendon injury which has kept him away from the courts for months. He points out that he had ‘the chance to meet Dr. Christophe Baudot, the PSG doctor, who is used to this kind of injury.’
Stan Wawrinka thus followed his rehabilitation in the PSG complex before finding his faithful trainer Pierre Paganini to begin his preparation. He admits to having made enormous progress in the space of a month to make the decision to play once more next week in Marbella as part of a Challenger. ‘It will take competition to get back into shape because I haven’t played much tennis,’ he continues. But it doesn’t matter if I lose at first. I am especially impatient to be able to push the machine to the maximum. At last.’
At 36, the winner of three Grand Slam titles says ‘I want to relive these great matches with the public and end my career as it should.’
/ ATS
