{"id":322407,"date":"2025-10-21T23:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/322407\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T23:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:52:11","slug":"multiple-grand-slam-champion-wins-his-first-atp-tour-match-since-july-at-the-swiss-indoors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/322407\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Grand Slam champion wins his first ATP Tour match since July at the Swiss Indoors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMXlnMTNoeXE4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2025 Swiss Indoors in Basel is well underway, as the stars of the ATP Tour battle it out for the title.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t a great day for the home favorites on Monday, as both Remy Bertola and Henry Bernet lost their first-round matches.<\/p>\n<p>That left just one Swiss player in the tournament, 40-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/stan-wawrinka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stan Wawrinka<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2197091389-scaled-e1739632061460-1024x621.jpg\" alt=\"Stan Wawrinka in action at the 2025 Rotterdam Open\" class=\"wp-image-65251\" \/>Photo by Marcel ter Bals\/DeFodi Images\/DeFodi via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Standing between Wawrinka and a place in round two was Miomir Kecmanovic, a champion at the Delray Beach Open earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Roared on by the home crowd, the three-time Grand Slam winner produced a vintage performance on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Stan Wawrinka beats Miomir Kecmanovic to seal first ATP win since July<\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka was at his brilliant best in Basel, proving age truly is just a number in his 6-1, 7-6 win over Kecmanovic.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran\u2019s one-handed backhand was sublime at times, but it was his serve that fired him to victory.<\/p>\n<p>Hitting 12 aces, Wawrinka powered his way past a man 14 years his junior.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Player<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Aces<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Double faults<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1st Serve %<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Win % on 1st Serve<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Win % on 2nd Serve<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Service points won<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stan Wawrinka<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>68%<\/td>\n<td>75%<\/td>\n<td>67%<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Miomir Kecmanovic<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>57%<\/td>\n<td>71%<\/td>\n<td>50%<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Serving stats from Stan Wawrinka vs Miomir Kecmanovic<\/p>\n<p>ATP Tour wins have been hard to come by for Wawrinka in 2025, despite his success on the Challenger Tour.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss legend has only won three main draw matches this year, and his last win before his triumph in Basel came in July, at the Croatia Open.<\/p>\n<p>Stan Wawrinka\u2019s ATP Tour matches in 2025<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Australian Open 1R [LOSS] vs Lorenzo Sonego<\/li>\n<li>Open Occitanie 1R [LOSS] vs Arthur Cazaux<\/li>\n<li>Rotterdam Open 1R [LOSS] vs Daniil Medvedev<\/li>\n<li>Open 13 1R [LOSS] vs Nuno Borges<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bucharest Open 1R [WIN] vs Timofey Skatov (April)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bucharest Open 2R [LOSS] vs Pedro Martinez<\/li>\n<li>Monte-Carlo Masters 1R [LOSS] vs Alejandro Tabilo<\/li>\n<li>Barcelona Open 1R [LOSS] vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina <\/li>\n<li>French Open 1R [LOSS] vs Jacob Fearnley<\/li>\n<li>Swiss Open 1R [LOSS] vs Alexander Shevchenko<\/li>\n<li><strong>Croatia Open 1R [WIN] vs Alvaro Guillen Meza (July)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Croatia Open 2R [LOSS] vs Damir Dzumhur<\/li>\n<li>Shanghai Masters 1R [LOSS] vs Fabian Marozsan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Swiss Indoors 1R [WIN] vs Miomir Kecmanovic (October)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wawrinka now has a chance to win back-to-back matches for the first time in 2025, but that might be easier said than done.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238567712-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Stan Wawrinka hits a backhand at the 2025 Shanghai Masters\" class=\"wp-image-138130\" \/>Photo by Hu Chengwei\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>His next opponent, should he beat Lucky Loser Quentin Halys in his first-round match, will be three-time Grand Slam finalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/casper-ruud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casper Ruud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have Stan Wawrinka and Casper Ruud played before?<\/p>\n<p>Yes. The three-time Grand Slam winner and the three-time Grand Slam finalist have met before on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATP Tour<\/a>\u2026 in Basel three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>It was Wawrinka who emerged victorious on that occasion, picking up a relatively straightforward 6-4, 6-4 win.<\/p>\n<p>Things are different now, however, and should Ruud make it through to the second round, he will likely take on Wawrinka as a clear favorite.<\/p>\n<p>Ruud not only has youth on his side, but he has a lot to play for, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp-finals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATP Finals<\/a> qualification still a possibility.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian currently sits 11th in the \u2018Live ATP Race to Turin\u2019 and would move to within striking distance of the all-important eighth spot with a win in Basel.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>Race Rank<\/td>\n<td>Name<\/td>\n<td>Country<\/td>\n<td>Points<\/td>\n<td>Status<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Alexander Zverev<\/td>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>4,280<\/td>\n<td>Currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Taylor Fritz<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>3,835<\/td>\n<td>Currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Ben Shelton<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>3,770<\/td>\n<td>Currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Alex de Minaur<\/td>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<td>3,585<\/td>\n<td>Currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Lorenzo Musetti<\/td>\n<td>Italy<\/td>\n<td>3,525<\/td>\n<td>Currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>3,145<\/td>\n<td>Not currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Jack Draper<\/td>\n<td>Great Britain<\/td>\n<td>2,990<\/td>\n<td>Injured \u2013 Out for the season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Casper Ruud<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Norway<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2,735<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Not currently qualifying<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Holger Rune<\/td>\n<td>Denmark<\/td>\n<td>2,590<\/td>\n<td>Injured \u2013 Out for the season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Daniil Medvedev<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>2,560<\/td>\n<td>Not currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Players chasing qualification for the ATP Finals<\/p>\n<p>However, it would be naive to suggest Wawrinka doesn\u2019t have just as much to play for.<\/p>\n<p>Likely competing at the Swiss Indoors for one of the final times in his career, Wawrinka will want to make a memorable run.<\/p>\n<p>He could well do just that, should he maintain the level he showed against Kecmanovic in round one.<\/p>\n<p>The prospect of a second career meeting between Ruud and Wawrinka is certainly exciting, but the former won\u2019t want to get too far ahead of himself.<\/p>\n<p>Ruud will play Frenchman Halys in the first round on Wednesday, October 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover The 2025 Swiss Indoors in Basel is well underway, as the stars of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":322408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[1479,62,160521,161193,1464,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-322407","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-atp","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-stan-wawrinka","11":"tag-swiss-indoors","12":"tag-tennis","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115414850110744650","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}