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- After a long initial phase, Stan Wawrinka becomes “Stan the Marathon Man” in the second round of the Australian Open.
- But the show of force is outdated: Romand have to bow to Marton Fucsovics (HUN / ATP 55) with 5: 7, 1: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2, 6: 7 (9:11).
- In the match tie-break (based on 10 profit points), Wawrinka concedes three balls in a row when the score is 9: 6.
The decisive fifth round was another difficult matter. After 168 intense minutes and a formidable run to catch up with Stan Wawrinka from sets 0: 2 to 2: 2, it all started again from scratch. As light as Romand had come to equalize, they went no further in the final phase of this crazy game. The engine stutter was also due to the fact that Marton Fucsovics came back significantly better after a longer break.
So it happened that the world number 55 was able to appear again on the home straight. On the second attempt, the Hungarian made the break to 5: 3, once again the game seemed to be changing. But the almost 36-year-old Swiss quickly countered it, managed the re-break and soon after made his way to the tiebreaker of the match, which was carried out by 10 points of gain.
It was arranged for “Stan the Man”
That’s where all the advantages of “Stan the Man” lie: He led 2: 0, 6: 1, 8: 4 – and got three match points in a row when the score was 9: 6. But then all of a sudden the nerves they stirred. Wawrinka had to give his stubborn challenger 5 points in a row.
Then after 3:59 hours Fucsovics made another lap in a disturbing game after all perfectly. The 3-time Major champion, who had previously shown such impressive fighting skills, lost in a bitter way. The outcome was deserved in favor of Fucsovics, who “down” already has two moves out of five in the bones, but definitely.
Briefly next to the shoes
Before this dramatic ending, the encounter had written two completely opposite stories. Initially, the main role belonged to the outsider. He was unable to defend a break advantage early in the second round game, but then broke the first deal with an intermediate sprint of 4: 5 to 7: 5. Wawrinka was only 2 points away from winning the set.
The end of the lost opening set was accompanied by a movie tear in the Vaudois game. He lost a total of 7 games and 12 points in a row. Only in 1: 4 did he get on the scoreboard for round 2. However, after just 34 minutes, the devastating verdict of the second set was 1: 6.
Broke resistance, just supposedly
Only after this commotion did the anxious sign of Wawrinka’s life follow. He broke at the first opportunity in sentence number 3, with that he seemed to have freed himself from the clutches of his opponent and at the same time slowed his momentum. Romand Fucsovics left only 6 games until the set was tied.
But like the French-speaking Swiss, the Hungarian returned with his back to the wall at the end of the match.
