Stan Wawrinka: “It’s an honour to play Djokovic again in Wimbledon”

Stan Wawrinka explains why he is so happy about facing Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon

Stan Wawrinka And Novak Djokovic

Stan Wawrinka hasn’t won Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam, but even though he’s back in the third round at the ripe old age of 38, he doesn’t expect to take home the trophy. Nevertheless, Stan Wawrinka is still extremely excited about facing Novak Djokovic at SW 19 on Friday on Center Court.

The Swiss player commented: “There’s zero opportunity to win Wimbledon for me, I think. I’m happy to have won today again. I think it was great match. I’m playing better each match, and as I say, I think it’s an honour to play Novak here. I was missing that on my career to play him in the Grand Slam in Wimbledon. That’s the last [place] I never played him, and it’s going to be a difficult challenge.

The head to head

Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic squared off 28 times. Their head to head is 22-6 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 6-2 6-2 in the 3rd round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in May 2022.

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Wawrinka in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023

Currently ranked no.88, Stan has managed to achieve a compiled 17-12 match record in 2023. The Swiss is currently playing in Wimbledon where he overcame the world no.47 Emil Ruusuvuori 7-5 7-5 6-4 and the world no.32 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2.

Stan Wawrinka will come up against the world no.2 Novak Djokovic in the 3rd round on Friday at 6:30 pm on Centre Court. Their current head to head is 22-6 for Djokovic.

Wawrinka won 16 titles in his career: 8 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)

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Djokovic in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023

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Ranked no.2, the Serbian has managed to achieve an overall 29-4 match record in 2023. Novak is playing in Wimbledon where he beat the world no.68 Pedro Cachin 6-3 6-3 7-64 and the world no.70 Jordan Thompson 6-3 7-64 7-5.

Novak Djokovic will play the world no.88 Stan Wawrinka in the 3rd round on Friday at 6:30 pm on Centre Court. Their current head to head is 22-6 for Djokovic.

Djokovic has won 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and French Open.

The Serbian won 94 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

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Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic

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