CHENNAI: Current World Number 8, Switzerland’s
Stanislas Wawrinka, has confirmed his participation in the 19th
edition of the Aircel Chennai Open, India and South Asia’s
only ATP World Tour tennis event, scheduled to be held at Chennai’s SDAT
Stadium from December 30 to January 5, 2014.
The event, one of three
tournaments held in the opening week of the season, promises to give the
subcontinent access to a week of scintillating tennis action, featuring some of
the best names in the highly competitive world of international tennis.
Last year, Wawrinka wowed
onlookers when he partnered Frenchman Benoit Paire to lift the tournament’s
2013 doubles title in a thrilling match that lasted less than an hour. The
Olympic doubles gold medalist will be participating in the tournament for the
sixth successive year and is looking at doing his best to start the season on a
winning note like in 2011 when he captured the singles title.
The 28-year-old has had a
terrific 2013, qualifying for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and giving his
opponents a tough fight for the title. In his debut, the Lausanne native
reached the semi-finals of the season finale and though he fell to winner Novak
Djokovic, he finished the year on a high, compiling a career-best 51-23 match
record on the season - including nine wins against Top 10 players.
In September 2013, Wawrinka
proved his class at the US Open yet again. He reached the quarterfinals for the
first time in three years after a four-set win over Tomas Berdych and followed
this by defeating defending champion Andy Murray in three sets for a first
Grand Slam semifinal appearance. While he experienced a five-set loss against
Djokovic, Wawrinka impressed the tennis world with his confidence and
proficiency.
Prominent among the
27-year-old’s greatest achievements have been winning gold for his country in
the men's doubles event at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, partnering multiple
Grand Slam winning compatriot Roger Federer.
He
also cemented his position as one of the top ten players of the world, rising
to No.10 in the Emirates ATP Rankings a few months earlier for the first time
since May 2008; his semi final appearances at the US Open and Finals appearance
at Madrid have been noteworthy achievements during the year.
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