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[Linius]

If I'm lucky I can see Stan in february. Or Delpo maybe. Got tickets for the early semis in Rotterdam. So he needs to reach the semis and play the afternoon game. It's a combi with the weelchair finale

 

[IISANDERII]

saw this pic on the tennis forum

 

[Diamond]

Still can't believe that Stan won xD

I think Stan himself doesn't quite realize it yet. After the complete domination of the Big 4 these last years it's a massive performance.

Nice article I just saw :

STANISLAS Wawrinka took an emotional phone call in the locker room shortly after being crowned on Rod Laver Arena as the new Australian Open champion.

It was excited Swiss colleague Roger Federer on the line welcoming him into the elite grand slam club.

"He texted me and then called me. He was quite crazy for me, like really, really happy,'' Wawrinka said yesterday.

"He has been in that situation so many times, he has been the champion so many times and knows the feeling.

"He's my supporter, he's always there. I just said when I have time I would call him back. It's still all quite crazy.''

Vaulting to No.3, Wawrinka has surpassed Federer for the first time in a remarkable reshuffle of the world's top 10 rankings. But even in the afterglow of that elusive grand slam glory he doesn't dare to speak of himself in the same breath.

"It has never been my goal to be (Swiss) No.1. Being No.2 behind Roger is no problem because he's the best player ever. I'll always feel that I'm No.2," Wawrinka said.

"I don't think the people in Switzerland were expecting me to win a grand slam (title). I wasn't close at all, quarter-final was my best, so I was far away from winning one.

"It was good because he (Federer) was taking all the attention and I can do my own thing, my own career. But, again, I don't think a lot of people were thinking I could win a grand slam one day.

"For sure, some players will realise now it's possible to win a grand slam (title). I think already the top 15 players, we were all thinking that the four major guys, who are really amazing players, we have more chance to beat them.

"For me, now I have my grand slam trophy and no-one can take it back. It still feels like a dream. It's good to wake up with that trophy."

Wawrinka had little sleep on Sunday night after a subdued celebration with his family and support team, including Swedish coach Magnus Norman.

Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka admits his victory in the final over Rafael Nadal is still sinking in after what has been a whirlwind 12 months for the world number three.

Strolling the deserted corridors beneath Melbourne Park, the 28-year-old was genuinely awe-struck that his life-size photograph will now adorn the Walk of Champions from the locker room to the entrance onto Rod Laver Arena.

"First thing I'm going to do when I come back is take a picture of myself. It's big, when I see all those champions, for me to be there is amazing," he said.

And he expressed disappointment at the fans who booed Rafael Nadal when the top seed returned to court after an injury time-out early in the second set of the final.

"It was not really nice from the crowd because Rafa is an amazing champion. He's a really good friend and we know he always fights. It was tough for him and I really hope it's not bad because he was away for seven months and he's so important for tennis," the new champ said.

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This guy is grounded and genuinely humble, but at the same time he knows he deserves it. A great slam champion.

 

[inm8num2]

That's awesome.

"Yo Stan, thanks for helping me stay ahead of Rafa by four GS titles!"

 

[Niraj]

I think Stan himself doesn't quite realize it yet. After the complete domination of the Big 4 these last years it's a massive performance.

Nice article I just saw :

Link

This guy is grounded and genuinely humble, but at the same time he knows he deserves it. A great slam champion.

Nice read, thanks for sharing.

 

[LuuKyK]

saw this pic on the tennis forum

This is all I saw:

 

[scarlet]

Apparently DelPo injured his left wrist (recurring) *sigh*

 

[IISANDERII]

This is all I saw:

Yeah I saw that too(and by that I mean saved it to multiple HDs) but I didn't want to share.

 

[MIMIC]

That's awesome.

"Yo Stan, thanks for helping me stay ahead of Rafa by four GS titles!"

lol, basically.

 

[Laughing Banana]

That's awesome.

"Yo Stan, thanks for helping me stay ahead of Rafa by four GS titles!"

lol, basically.

You guys are so petty.

Can't Federer be genuinely happy about this without it actually has something to do with Nadal? Who knows, maybe Federer do consider Stan his friend and want to congratulate him based on his merits alone, not because of the extended implications about Nadal.

 

[MIMIC]

You guys are so petty.

Can't Federer be genuinely happy about this without it actually has something to do with Nadal? Who knows, maybe Federer do consider Stan his friend and want to congratulate him based on his merits alone, not because of the extended implications about Nadal.

EVERYTHING in tennis boils down to Federer vs. Nadal. Haven't you learned that by now? You need to spend more time here and here =p

 

[inm8num2]

You guys are so petty.

Can't Federer be genuinely happy about this without it actually has something to do with Nadal? Who knows, maybe Federer do consider Stan his friend and want to congratulate him based on his merits alone, not because of the extended implications about Nadal.

And you are far too literal in your interpretation of message board comments that include a "" to deliberately tell readers that the comment is tongue in cheek and not 100% serious in regard to hypothesizing why Federer would be happy for his fellow countryman.