Playing a best of 5 match is always very difficult and demanding from a physical point of view, playing three 5 setters back to back for 3 consecutive days… well that’s prohibitive.
This is what Wawrinka and Lopez should do if they want to further their presence at the Championships and Stan is not very happy about that.
Wawrinka: They do what they want
The world no.3 commented “First, playing a five-set match, it’s never easy. If you look for this week, me or Lopez/Isner have to play three matches in three days, five-set match. It’s terrible for the body.
For sure I was disappointed. I was expecting them to move matches, move maybe juniors or doubles, to make my match or Isner/Lopez match first on when they start at five or six pm again when it stop raining… You cannot do anything. You have to accept. They do what they want and you just follow.’’
Stan has won his first match against Istomin in 3 (quick) sets 6-3 6-3 6-4. He will now face Lopez for a place in the quarters.