Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka left some heartfelt words for his compatriot Roger Federer, with whom he toured the circuit. Their statements are below.
Stan Wawrinka and Roger Federer They shared many years together on the ATP Tour. Both have been, are and will be the visible face of Swiss tennis, they have marked history and will continue to do so, one already retired and the other still with the last few chips. The winner of three titles Grand Slam (Australian Open 2014, Roland Garros 2015 and US Open 2016) managed to obtain with Her Majesty the gold in the doubles Beijing 2008 Olympics and Davis Cup 2014two of the best memories of both.
Stan talks to Roger: ‘Federer welcomed me like a big brother’
«When I arrived, Roger was already practically at the top of tennis. Federer he welcomed me like an older brother. he helped me. We share a lot together. She made me stand side by side in training, in tournaments. He just became a friend. We were a bit on the same level, not in the game, but in the behavior,” Stan began on Canal+.
then continued: “I owe him a lot in my career. There were good things. I have grown and improved thanks to him. He helped me a lot. Thanks to him I won the Olympics and the Davis Cup. These are two of the most important titles of my career. I’m sure that the fact that I arrived behind him, especially in Switzerland, regardless of the results he could have obtained, I would have always been light years away from him anyway. No one will be able to do what he did, at least not in Switzerland.«.
Since Roger Federer decided to hang up his racket, many tennis players in the world have come out to dedicate words to the Swiss. Regardless of how huge he was on the court, by many the greatest of all time, there’s virtually no one in the tennis world who disapproves of him. Without a doubt, this speaks to the huge person he is and the legacy he has left behind.
