Coach Magnus Norman reveals what makes Stan Wawrinka special

Stan Wawrinka is likely one of the greatest to have ever performed tennis however the three-times Grand Slam champion is a “little bit underestimated”, his long-time coach Magnus Norman has stated.

Wawrinka, 35, was the final man to win a Grand Slam singles title exterior the trio of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic when he received the 2016 U.S. Open.

He is one solely one in every of three gamers to have defeated Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Andy Murray at Grand Slams.

“Stan is one of the best players to ever play the game, if you look at his record, if you look at winning three Grand Slams, winning three different Grand Slams in the era where he had the Big Four playing,” Norman instructed ATP Tennis Radio.

“He’s a little bit underestimated for sure … He’s had an unbelievable career.”

Swede Norman, a former world quantity two and Roland Garros finalist in 2000, labored with Wawrinka from 2013-2017 and has once more been a part of his teaching crew since 2018 because the Swiss makes his method again following two left knee surgical procedures in 2017.

Wawrinka made the quarter-finals of the French Open and U.S. Open in 2019 and in addition reached the final eight at this yr’s Australian Open. After sliding down the rankings to No. 263 in 2018, he’s at the moment 17th on the planet.

“It’s been a little bit up and down. He doesn’t have the same stability as Andy Murray or Novak or Roger or Rafa, but in his best moments, I think he can beat all of those names on a very good day,” Norman stated.

“That’s what makes him a little bit special.

“Stan is a gambler. He plays with small margins. He’s the kind of guy that will put everything in red, do or die.”