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Wawrinka rolls again years with Stockholm win; Rublev marches on

Kecmanovic advances at ATP 250

October 17, 2024

Stan Wawrinka produced a classic efficiency Thursday on the BNP Paribas Nordic Open to turn out to be the oldest quarter-finalist in Stockholm event historical past.

The 39-year-old dug deep to prevail 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 towards Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and file back-to-back tour-level wins for the primary time since reaching the third spherical of the 2023 US Open. Wawrinka twice trailed by a break within the deciding set, however discovered some gutsy tennis to advance in two hours, 12 minutes.

“I’m tremendous glad to get via this match, it was a troublesome opponent right now, however the degree was good and it was nice to win two matches right here,” mentioned Wawrinka. “It’s a tremendous environment, a full home. Thanks all people for making a lot noise.”

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Wawrinka, the previous No. 3 within the PIF ATP Rankings, capitalised on a lacklustre seventh sport from the Spaniard earlier than closing out the primary set with ease. Davidovich Fokina then raised his degree in a near-flawless second set, throughout which he received 89 per cent (16/18) of factors behind his first serve, in line with Infosys ATP Stats.

Nonetheless, the 25-year-old was unable to shut out the match in a deciding set filled with momentum shifts. Wawrinka finally took benefit of an premature double fault from his opponent to arrange the only match level wanted.

Wawrinka will face prime seed Andrey Rublev, who acquired underway with an emphatic 6-4, 6-1 win over Alexandre Muller. Rublev didn’t blink all through the competition, throughout which he struck 17 winners and saved all three of the break factors he confronted.

Rublev is presently eighth within the PIF ATP Reside Race To Turin, main ninth-placed Alex de Minaur by simply 275 factors in what is popping out to be an absorbing battle for qualification for the Nitto ATP Finals.

Earlier, Miomir Kecmanovic held his nerve in an exhilarating contest with Nicolas Jarry that went all the way down to the wire. The Serbian clinched the hard-fought contest 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(2).