“Semifinals Against Roger Federer”- Stan Wawrinka Reveals the Biggest Regret of His Career

Stan Wawrinka can be happy with his career. In the era of the Big Four, he was able to win three Grand Slams. Furthermore, he shared the stage with Roger Federer as they made Switzerland proud by winning the Gold medal at the 2008 Olympics.

When you compare his head-to-head with Roger Federer, though, he does not come off too well. He has faced Federer 26 times, winning just 3 while losing 23. However, in some of those matches, he was very close to a victory. And in 2014, Wawrinka troubled his compatriot throughout the year.

In an interview with L’illustre, Wawrinka revealed his biggest regret in his career. In the 2014 ATP finals.

In 2014, Wawrinka won his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open. He was in blistering form and even defeated Federer in the final of Monte Carlo Masters. Despite a very good year against him, Wawrinka regrets losing to Federer in the 2014 ATP Tour Finals.

“I lost after getting four match points against Roger Federer” – Stan Wawrinka

Stan faced Roger in the semifinals of the Tour Finals, which features the top eight players of the season. And it’s the most prestigious tournament after the Grand Slams, of course. Wawrinka had four match points to win but wasted them all, enabling Federer to take the match.

“My Tour Finals semi-final against Federer in 2014, by far. I lost the game after getting four match points. I had to win and that day I didn’t do what it took to get there. It was a semifinal of the most popular tournament after the Grand Slams, which brings together only the top eight players in the world. To have been able to play Djoko in the final and hope to win it would have been enormous. I missed this chance. It was very, very hard.”

Wawrinka was disappointed with his performance and couldn’t sleep for a few nights.

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A few days after the match, Wawrinka and Federer joined the Swiss Davis Cup team.

“No. Roger joined us two days later because he was injured. When he arrived, we just looked at each other with a smile that meant everything. The chapter was closed.” he said.

Note: The Quotes are translations from French using Google Translate

Such topsy turvy matches, like the one Wawrinka mentioned above, happen when great players collide. Wawrinka, although no longer in his prime, surely won’t be taken lightly by anyone.