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MONTE CARLO: Stan Wawrinka lost to Alexander Bublik in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday as the three-time Grand Slam champion played his first ATP Tour match in 13 months.
Three-time grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka made a losing return to the ATP Tour after a 13-month injury-enforced absence as he was beaten by Alexander Bublik in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Alexander Bublik says the ATP are trying to put players in “cages” by introducing stricter conduct punishments and believes there should still be room to express emotions. The ATP are attempting to crack down after several players stepped over the line this year. Ad/> Alexander Zverev was disqualified from the Mexican Open after smashing his racquet against an umpire’s chair while Nick Kyrgios almost hit a ball boy with a racquet he smashed on the floor at Indian Wells.
Stan Wawrinka’s return to the ATP Tour at the Monte Carlo Masters ended in a battling three-set defeat to Alexander Bubilk, who said he continues to «hate» clay. Wawrinka, 37, was playing for the first time on the tour in 13 months after undergoing two foot surgeries. Ad/> The 2015 French Open champion was hitting the ball crisply to start but faded over the two-hour match as Bubilk came through 3-6 7-5 6-2.
MONTE CARLO : Stan Wawrinka marked his return to Tour level competition for the first time in 13 months by showing glimpses of his old form but the Swiss failed to get past Alexander Bublik in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters, losing 3-6 7-5 6-2 on Monday.
Stan Wawrinka has admitted he had doubts about returning from injury after spending over a year on the sidelines The three-time Grand Slam champion suffered a foot injury in early 2021 and required two operations on his way to recovery. Ad/> After 13 months out, he finally made his return at a Challenger Tour event last month in Marbella and is now set to face Alexander Bublik in the first round of the clay-court tournament in Monte Carlo.
Stan Wawrinka will make his return to Tour-level competition later on Monday after spending more than a year on the sidelines due to injury and the 37-year-old said there were times when he had doubts about his future in the game.
If you impress Nick Kyrgios with a trick shot you must be doing something right. Alexander Bublik wowed the Australian – and the rest of the tennis world – with an outrageous shot in his 6-3 6-2 defeat to Casper Ruud at the Miami Open. Ad/> At 4-0 down, Bubilk had a chance to get on the board as he was 40-0 up on his serve.