Following Stan Wawrinka’s final goodbye to professional tennis, several of his ATP Tour peers shared personal messages for the former World No. 3 in a tribute video.
Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Carlos Alcaraz were among the stars featured in the video, celebrating the 41-year-old Swiss, who officially retired Tuesday at the Swiss Indoors Basel.
Wawrinka’s fellow Swiss Federer reflected on many memories they shared, from winning the 2014 Davis Cup crown for their home country to claiming the gold medal in men’s doubles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
“I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your absolutely incredible career,” Federer said. “It’s amazing what you’ve achieved. It’s wonderful that we’ve been able to experience so much together, whether it was the Davis Cup [title] in Lille, the Olympic Games in Beijing, too. These are things I will never forget and I hope you won’t either.”
Wawrinka claimed 16 tour-level titles, including three major titles. In two of those major finals, Wawrinka downed Djokovic, who now holds a record 24 Slam trophies.
“Stan primarily is a great person,” Djokovic said. “Someone I truly appreciate and respect. Great guy. Always very friendly, very outgoing. He had it all. One of the best players we had in the last 20, 30 years of tennis. He should be celebrated. He definitely deserves all of his flowers.”
Over the years, Wawrinka often clashed with the ‘Big Four’; Federer, Rafael Nadal, Djokovic and Murray, all of whom are part of the ATP No. 1 Club. Murray, a three-time major champion like Wawrinka, highlighted the Swiss star’s iconic one-hander.
“I want to congratulate you on an incredible career,” Murray said. “It’s amazing what you’ve gone on to achieve. Unfortunately we all have to stop at some stage. Three Grand Slams, one of the best backhands of all time, and a good guy as well. All the best with whatever is next and the sport will miss you.”
When Wawrinka turned pro in 2002, Alcaraz was not even born. Then, a year later, the Spaniard was just one month old when Wawrinka won the 2003 Roland Garros junior event. Alcaraz and Wawrinka never played a Lexus ATP Head2Head match, but the 23-year-old has had interactions with ‘Stan the Man’.
“I was super happy to be able to watch him when I was growing up,” Alcaraz said. “Once I got to the Tour, to be able to practise with him and share the locker [with him] — Stan is a great person and a great player. I wish him all the best for the future.”
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