That we didn’t see it coming!
Stanislas Wawrinka is doing everything he can to qualify for the final showdown in London to curiously lose in the Basel opener to Roger-Vasselin.
The match lasted just 71 minutes with the Swiss being completely unable to play his best tennis. In the first set Stan lost a decisive break in the 7th game (4-3) to lose the opener 6-4. Inthe second set the Swiss was broken in both the first and the last game to succumb 6-3. Match Stat.
Federer’s chances
Everything is still on, but with this result Federer’s opportunity to qualify for London is much better now. In fact, there are 4 players that have the better chances for the last 3 spots. Wawrinka, Federer, Gasquet and Tsonga.
After Basel Roger will definitely be ahead Tsonga and now Wawrinka in the Race to London. That means that with 1 tournament to go (Bercy), to qualify he needs not to lose in a round earlier than Tsonga and Wawrinka.
Next Match for Federer
Roger will face world no. 48 Denis Istomin in the next round. Head to head is 4-0 for the Maestro that has never dropped a single set against Denis.
