{"id":293025,"date":"2023-10-25T19:09:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T19:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293025"},"modified":"2023-10-25T19:09:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T19:09:20","slug":"stan-wawrinka-gives-heartbreaking-interview-with-career-hanging-by-a-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/stan-wawrinka-gives-heartbreaking-interview-with-career-hanging-by-a-thread\/","title":{"rendered":"Stan Wawrinka gives heartbreaking interview with career hanging by a thread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5032591.jpg?r=1698258883858\"><\/p>\n<p>Stan Wawrinka admits he has struggled to prepare for tournaments due to feeling \u201cbroken\u201d by the mammoth effort he has put into returning to his best form. The former world No 3 feels he is \u201cpaying\u201d for his recovery from foot surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A heroic effort has seen Wawrinka return to No 45 in the ATP world rankings. However, the three-time Grand Slam champion\u2019s form has dipped of late.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Wawrinka was beaten by Alexander Shevchenko in the last-32 of the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday. A week earlier, he was comfortably defeated by the <\/span><span>world <\/span><span>No 74 Tomas Machac at the Stockholm Open.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the age of 38, Wawrinka is feeling the effects of a difficult return from foot surgery. The Swiss star reappeared on the tour in March 2022 following a year out and has spent the last 18 months attempting to climb the rankings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Tennis great outlines the key that has given Djokovic advantage over rivals[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5032596.jpg?r=1698258883915\"><\/p>\n<p>In a heartbreaking interview, he has opened up on feeling \u201cbroken\u201d by the experience and has explained that fatigue has left him too tired to prepare for tournaments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking to TDG Sports, he said: \u201cI feel that for a few weeks, I have been very tired, even broken. After Astana, there were two or three times I wanted to work but I couldn&#8217;t because I was far too tired.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I&#8217;m paying for all the efforts I&#8217;ve made since my return from injury. I really wanted to regain a certain level and I had to push myself to the maximum for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive tennis news<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &#038; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> DON&#8217;T MISS&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Novak Djokovic &#8216;stretches&#8217; give him bemusing edge over Nadal and Alcaraz[TENNIS] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Alcaraz told how many Slams Djokovic will retire with in frightening warning[QUOTES] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Boris Becker and Holger Rune gesture gives first glimpse of coaching impact[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5032598.jpg?r=1698258884131\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite the boundaries standing in the way of Wawrinka\u2019s fitness, he insists he will battle on. Asked if he will play into his 40s, the crowd favourite responded: \u201cI don&#8217;t set my goals this way. When we plan preparations, work blocks, we do it over several years because that&#8217;s how I&#8217;ve always worked. At my age, there are several parameters that come into play.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs long as I feel motivated and everything goes well like this year, I want to continue. Now, you have to know that it takes a lot of effort, more than in the past, more than you can see.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are daily sacrifices, which are compensated by the love I receive wherever I play. It remains to be seen until when I could hold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/1828014\/Stan-Wawrinka-interview-tennis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Stan Wawrinka admits he has struggled to prepare for tournaments due to feeling \u201cbroken\u201d by the mammoth effort he has put into returning to his <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/stan-wawrinka-gives-heartbreaking-interview-with-career-hanging-by-a-thread\/\" title=\"Stan Wawrinka gives heartbreaking interview with career hanging by a thread\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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