Wimbledon 2023: Stan Wawrinka hopes to set record straight after earning Novak Djokovic tie - ‘Don’t tell me the score!’

Stan Wawrinka joked that he did not want to be reminded of his record against Novak Djokovic after earning a clash with the defending champion at Wimbledon. The Swiss veteran rolled back the years to beat No. 29 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the second round on Thursday.

Ad Victory earned the 38-year-old, a three-time Grand Slam winner, a battle against another giant of the old guard when he faces seven-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic. Roland-GarrosZverev edges tight battle with Etcheverry to make semi-finals07/06/2023 AT 17:28 At the start of his on-court interview, it was pointed out to Wawrinka that the third-round tie will be his the 27th meeting with the 23-time major winner. Wawrinka smiled and replied: “Don’t tell me the score!” Despite their regular meetings over the years, this will be the first contest between the pair on grass.

“I will enjoy [it] if I don’t get killed! But of course, he’s been an amazing champion to watch. The way he’s playing, it’s always special,” Wawrinka said. “We never played on grass and I’m quite happy to have the chance to play him on grass at least one time before I finish playing.

“It’s going to be a big challenge. Hopefully I can play at a higher level and be competitive in the match. 'We all know how fortunate we' — Federer on retirement, Nadal, Djokovic and coaching future Svitolina downs Mertens to set up Kenin clash at Wimbledon Tsitsipas: Murray bathroom row ‘forgotten’ ahead of Wimbledon clash “I’m going to, like I always did against him, try to push to the maximum and we will see what happens.” Wawrinka, whose best performance at Wimbledon came during quarter-final runs in 2014 and 2015, beat Emil Ruusuvuori before taking down a seed in Etcheverry.