Goodbye to Wawrinka - an everyman who gatecrashed the greats
Summary
Stan Wawrinka lost to Jiri Lehecka in what the article describes as his final tour-level match, ending a 23-year professional career. The Swiss player won three Grand Slam singles titles, defeating members of the sport’s “Big Three” on the way to major victories.Key Facts
- Wawrinka lost to world number 21 Jiri Lehecka in Basel, 7-5, 7-6 (7-2).
- The match was the 41-year-old’s final tour-level appearance, according to the article.
- His professional career spanned 23 years and 985 matches.
- Wawrinka won three Grand Slam singles titles: the 2014 Australian Open, the 2015 French Open and the 2016 US Open.
- At the 2014 Australian Open, he beat Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals and Rafael Nadal in the final.
- At the 2015 French Open, he beat Roger Federer in the quarter-finals and Djokovic in the final.
- Wawrinka was ranked as high as world number three and was ranked 151 at the time described in the article.
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