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The last Swiss at the French Open is playing big against Koepfer and now has a good chance of reaching the knockout stages.
Use third match point: Stan Wawrinka wins against Koepfler in four sets. (Video: SRF)
In the opening game, Stan Wawrinka’s clear victory (6: 1, 6: 3, 6: 2) over Andy Murray was justified by many with the poor performance of the Scotsman. The 35-year-old Vaud’s second appearance on Wednesday removed any doubts about his form. The 6: 3, 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 1 against the strong German Dominik Koepfer (ATP 61) became the world number 17 to demonstrate his power.
The three-time Grand Slam winner played calmly, focused, confident and with an aggressiveness that his increasingly desperate opponent often couldn’t counter. The German southpaw, who had played college tennis in the United States for four years, benefited in the third set from a small slack in the French-speaking Swiss. In the fourth round he was able to improve immediately, taking a 4-0 lead and easily ending the game after 2:08 hours.
“The conditions here are good for me”
Wawrinka is already in the last 32 players round and has a good chance of winning Game 3. In this, he will face on Friday the French Hugo Gaston (ATP 239) or the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka (52), who received the French 20-year-old wild card. According to the seeded list, the 2015 winner would face US Open champion Dominic Thiem in the round of 16.
“Conditions here are good for me. I have enough time to work the ball, ”Wawrinka said. “I felt good and knew why I had lost the third set. I was a bit hesitant. “How much he had impressed television commentator Heinz Günthardt was demonstrated by his statement:” If he plays like this, it’s dangerous. Maybe there will be a fourth Grand Slam title. (First)
Sentence!
Wawrinka takes the victory in four sets. The French-speaking country could not be stopped by the short period of weakness in the third round and went on to the third round of the French Open. There he will face the French Hugo Gaston (ATP 239) or the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka (52). A report of the game will be published shortly.
4: 0
Another double break for the Swiss. Will it work now with the victory of the match?
twenty
Now things are a little better again: the Swiss with the break in the fourth set.
Sentence!
Wawrinka with a drop in performance. Let Koepfer play more, make more mistakes. Therefore, the 35-year-old loses the third set.
3: 5
That’s the break for Koepfer. Wawrinka now suddenly with more bugs. The German now opens for sentencing.
Sentence!
Thanks to the early double break, the 35-year-old takes the lead with two sets. That was sovereign.
5: 1
Wawrinka has everything under control. If all goes well, he will also win the second set in a few minutes.
3: 0
First Wawrinka confidently confirms the break, then takes the next one. Right now he is playing fantastic.
1: 0
It continues optimally: Romand get the first break in the first game.
Sentence!
And it does! He secured the first set against the German with 6: 3. Wawrinka only needed 33 minutes for the first round. It can go on like this.
5: 3
After 28 minutes, Romand gets the first break. Now you can get the first sentence.
3: 2
With great difficulty, Wawrinka can prevent the first break. She has to fend off a total of four Koepfer break opportunities, but she still gets the game.
1: 0
The Swiss put the first game to zero. Good start for 35 years.
We finally started at Roland Garros. Wawrinka serves first and gets the first point. We will keep you informed about the most important rallies.
Wawrinka should start in a few minutes.
The start of the game is postponed to 11.30 am because it is raining in Paris at the moment.
The game should start in Paris in a few minutes. In the ticker we keep you informed of the most important events.
Dominik Koepfer is ranked 61st in the world rankings like never before in his career. So far this season he has performed strongly on clay. More recently, the 26-year-old made his way to the main field in Rome and reached the quarterfinals, where he failed against eventual winner Novak Djokovic. In the first round of the French Open, he won against French qualifier Antoine Hoang 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 1. “I feel good and I go into the game with a lot of confidence in myself,” he said. Koepfer. “I’m already finding out something.”
Welcome to the second round of the French Open. Stan Wawrinka is the last Swiss left in the Grand Slam tournament after Henri Laaksonen, Stefanie Vögele and Jil Teichmann left. Starting at 11am, Romand (ATP 17) will play German Dominik Koepfer (61) for a place in the third round.
