Stan Wawrinka does not seem to be willing to stop playing tennis: a decision that goes against the grain of what we are experiencing in this epochal 2024, with the announced farewells of Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet, Angelique Kerber.
The Swiss champion, winner of 3 Slam titles, talked at the end of the press conference of the Basel tournament where he was defeated in the round of 16 against Ben Shelton, revealing: "My plan is to continue. Physically and technically I'm fine and I feel I'm still at an excellent tennis level. Then obviously a lot will depend on the results and the ranking I get. If I no longer have the chance to play in the big tournaments that could influence my motivation but so far it hasn't been like that."
Wawrinka is currently number 149 in the world and often needs wild cards to enter the big tournaments but above all, his physical level is still good enough to still offer excellent performances on the court, as he himself explained: "Now it's up to me to do things well on the court and improve my ranking, only in this way will I have the opportunity to be able to choose the tournaments that I like. My passion for tennis has not diminished."
2024 is a year that will certainly remain in the history of tennis. In addition to having seen the generational change - with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner who took over the ATP Tour - this year we have witnessed and will witness Nadal's last matches. The legendary Spanish champion has been struggling for some time now with physical problems that have limited his performance. Rafa announced a few weeks ago that he had to say goodbye, to retire from great tennis. As mentioned, in addition to Rafa, Murray, another member of the Fab Four, also said goodbye.
