Stanislas Wawrinka is a big-match player. He is renowned for thriving on the big stage in tennis. Moreover, he has carved a niche for himself while being in the shadows of the Swiss maestro, Roger Federer. Over his illustrious career, Wawrinka has managed to win three Grand Slam titles.

However, the 37-year-old had a difficult time due to injuries recently. Last year, he suffered a foot injury that kept him out of action for over a year. Wawrinka made a comeback from his lengthy injury layoff at the Marbella Challenger tournament in March this year.

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Wawrinka is in Rome to participate in the Italian Open. Recently, he opened up about his love for movie production.

Stanislas Wawrinka on producing films

During an interview at the ongoing Italian Masters tournament, Wawrinka talked about his activities outside the tennis world. He said, “I start to do all the stuff, like producing movie. I start to spend a lot of time learning other things that I love to do.” 

Further, he added, “Of course, as I’m still a tennis player, you need to have still the discipline. Even in rehab, you need a big discipline to keep doing every day the right thing. You can’t just say, whatever, I will see you in two days or three days.” Asked whether he produced a movie. Wawrinka said, “Yes. In France.”

Wawrinka advances at the Italian Open

Earlier this week, the former World Number 3 clinched his first win in 15 months as he overcame the challenge of Reilly Opelka of the United States in a hard-fought, three-setter match. In a match lasting just over two hours, Wawrinka defeated Opelka 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.

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Later today, the Swiss ace will face the qualifier, Laslo Djere of Serbia for a place in the Italian Open pre-quarterfinals. If Wawrinka manages to win his match today, he will take on World Number 1, Novak Djokovic in the last-16. Can Wawrinka dig deep at the tournament? Let us know your views in the comments below.