• Third round action in the top half of the draw at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday is headlined by No. 3 seed Stan Wawrinka, No. 8 Dominic Thiem, No. 10 Gael Monfils and No. 11 David Goffin. They are the highest seeds of the 12 remaining in the top half of the draw. • In the first men’s match on Stadium 1, No. 29 seed Mischa Zverev looks for his second win against Thiem. Zverev won the previous meeting on grass 76 62 in the 1R of Stuttgart in June 2015. The 29-year-old German is trying to earn his seventh career Top 10 win (6-13) and second this season. He beat No. 1 Andy Murray in the 4R...
Third seed Stan Wawrinka got his BNP Paribas Open campaign off to a solid start on Saturday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Paolo Lorenzi. The reigning US Open champion won 88 per cent of his first-serve points en route to securing victory in 78 minutes and earning a spot in the third round in Indian Wells. "I think I had some ups and downs a little bit, but in general I was feeling good," said Wawrinka. "It's my first win since the Australian Open, so it's been a long time and it was nice to feel good on the court again. For the first match, I think it was very good. I don't always play my best tennis at...
Under sun-kissed skies, Stan Wawrinka has been practising hard for a shot at improving on his performances at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The Swiss star has gotten off to a strong start in 2017 and is hoping to carry the momentum into the desert. “I’m still trying to work on my game every day and trying to improve, getting results every week,” said Wawrinka, ahead of the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the season. “I’m happy with the first month, with semi-finals in Brisbane and at the Australian Open. I was playing well, after a good off-season. I had some knee problems since then, so I couldn’t play well enough in Dubai, but I...
World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka took to the skies ahead of his bid to retain the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships crown.
The Swiss star took a private flight in a Skydive Dubai gyrocopter for a flight over the Burj Al Arab, Palm Jumeriah and Dubai Marina before making his way back to Skydive Dubai.
“It was really great fun, I really enjoyed it,” said Wawrinka. “It’s nice to fly in a small plane and see things from above. Dubai is a great tournament. Last year it was a great week for me to win the trophy. I’m really happy to be back.”
The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
