Wawrinkka and an epic triumph: first victory of the year and numbers near Federer and Nadal

Stan Wawrinka achieved an epic triumph at its premiere in the ATP 250 of Bucharest. The 40 -year -old veteran defeated, after three hours and 18 minutes of play, Al Kazajo Timofey Skatov 6-4, 6-7 (5) and 7-6 (1). The aggregate to this triumph is that he won his first game won throughout the season, In addition to getting into a select group with great names in the history of tennis, such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

The 2025 of the Swiss did not come in the best way. In just four participations at ATP level, he had not achieved victories in a main box. In Australia he was defeated by Lorenzo Sonego, while later fell to Arthur Cazaux (Montpellier), Daniil Medvedev (Rotterdam) and Nuno Borges (Marseille).

The only tournaments where he could celebrate were Doha (won in the debut of the QUALY against Cazaux) and the Napoli Challenger, where he was quarterfinalist after defeating Borna Gojo and Borna Coric.

But, the triumph against Skatov also has an aggregate flavor. It is that Wawrinka became one of the most longevity tennis players in history by winning, for the 22nd consecutive season, at least one match at ATP level. To contextualize, only four tennis players overcome it: Rafael Nadal (23), Richard Gasquet/Roger Federer (24) and Jimmy Connors.

Stan “The Man” will seek to remain on a romanian soil. In the next round, an always difficult tennis player will be measured against brick dust: Pedro Martínez. The Spanish is the second best preclassified in the tournament and has a negative history against the native of Lausana, who took the victory in the only duel they starred in Acapulco (2020).