Loss in Vienna – Wawrinka misses first round at Garin – Sport

The 35-year-old from Vaudois (ATP 19) was defeated by the Chilean Cristian Garin, who was three places behind in the world rankings, with 4: 6, 7: 6 (11: 9), 3: 6 and thus the round of 32 duel against the current national champion. and US Open winner Dominic Thiem.

Wawrinka informed the party about the second agreement. With the ball from the eighth set, he forced the deciding set. But the expected rebound after the successful tiebreaker did not materialize in Lausanne. They fell 3-0 to the clay specialists of South America. He couldn’t make up for the disadvantage. Throughout the two-and-a-quarter hour game, he was never able to relieve Garin of duty.

Djokovic wins the duel of the Serbs

Wawrinka played in the Vienna tournament, where he failed in the 2007 final against Novak Djokovic, for the first time in twelve years.

Djokovic (ATP 1), meanwhile, prevailed in his opening match against Filip Krajinovic (ATP 30). After a cautious start, the Serbian faced his compatriot and in the end won 7: 6 (8: 6), 6: 3.