ATP roundup: Action underway in Barcelona, Belgrade
Brandon Nakashima fought off two set points in a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win against Spanish qualifier Nicolas Alvarez Varona on Monday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain.
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'Many moments of doubt' - Stanislas Wawrinka wondered if he could return to tennis from his lengthy foot injury
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.
Thiem positive for COVID-19 after first match in nine months
Dominic Thiem, the 2020 U.S. Open champion, said Wednesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after his first match in more than nine months.
Thiem, Wawrinka stay positive after defeats on return
Former Grand Slam champions Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka focused on the positives on Tuesday after suffering straight-sets defeats on their return to competition from long spells out injured.
Wawrinka, Thiem go down in straight sets on return from injury
:Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem suffered straight sets defeats on Tuesday at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Marbella, Spain, on their return to competition after being sidelined for extended spells due to injury.
Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem both lose in comeback matches after injuries at ATP Challenger event in Marbella
Stan Wawrinka’s long-awaited return to tennis ended in disappointment as he went down to Elias Ymer at an ATP Challenger event in Marbella. The three-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 6-2 6-4 in one hour and 34 minutes as he played competitively for the first time since March last year. Ad/> Wawrinka has since had two surgeries on the left foot injury he sustained in the loss to Lloyd Harris at the Qatar Open and faces a long battle to rise up the rankings having slipped to No.232 in the world.
Wawrinka goes down in straight sets on return from injury
Wawrinka suffered a straight sets defeat on Tuesday at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Marbella, Spain, on his return to competition after being sidelined for over a year with a foot injury. Former world number three Wawrinka lost 6-2 6-4 to Sweden's 131st-ranked Elias Ymer at the claycourt event where former U.S.
Djokovic and Nadal face challenge as Stan Wawrinka details plan to return to top
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will have an old roadblock in their way to Grand Slam glory this year according to Stan Wawrinka. The Swiss ace has returned after more than a year sidelined with a foot injury and warned the top players that he felt he could still beat them.