Wawrinka Not Disappointed With Himself

Stanislas Wawrinka says that he is not overly disappointed with the fact that he couldn’t go all the way and win the Aegon Championships which took place at Queen’s Club, London.

Wawrinka had qualified for the semi final round in that tournament where he was up against Grigor Dimitrov, a player lower than him in the world rankings. He was supposed to be victorious in that match, but, it wasn’t to be. He suffered a loss and thus, lost the opportunity to go into the Wimbledon Championships with a title under his belt.

The Swiss, however, is pretty confident about his chances at Wimbledon. He is satisfied with his performance at the Queen’s club and he believes that he is in good enough form to be able to make a mark at the All England Club in a few days’ time.

In one of his interviews yesterday, Wawrinka said, “I don’t see any reason why I wouldn’t be able to perform well there (at Wimbledon). I reckon I had a good preparation at the Queen’s club.”

Wawrinka has won two big tournaments this year. The first (Australian Open) was obviously very big because it was the first Grand Slam title of his career, while, the other one (Monte Carlo Masters) was fairly big as well.

When asked which of these two achievements he considers bigger, Wawrinka said, “Well, it’s hard to pick. The Australian Open was a slam title, but, in the Monte Carlo Masters, I defeated Roger to become the Champion and I did that on clay court. So, for me, both of them are up there. I can’t choose.”

Wawrinka is presently top ranked Swiss player in the world. He is ahead of the legend Roger Federer in the world rankings.

Li Na Believes Age Helps

Li Na doesn’t agree to those people who believe that the players who are more than 30 years of age can’t keep winning top tournaments regularly. According to the former French Open Champion, age actually helps people become a better player. As older you get, that much more experience you gain and thus, you can control your potential much better.

Talking to a magazine a couple of days back, Li said, “A lot of people think that the performance of a player gets deteriorated as he/she crosses 30 years of age, but, that, according to me, is not true at all. If anything, increasing age actually helps you take your performance up to another level because with the age, you become more and more experienced.”

Li is presently 32 year old. She had turned professional way back in 1999. In the earlier years of her career, she couldn’t achieve that much success, but, after growing older and getting close to 30, she started lifting trophies on a regular basis. In the last 3 years, she has won a couple of slam singles title. So, in her case, the increment in the age has been beneficial and thus, there is a point in what she is saying.

And, it’s not only Li who has become better after getting older. Serena Williams’ case has been the same. She has also gone from strength to strength with each passing year and currently, at about 32, she is an absolute legend.

In this year’s French Open though, Li’s performance was very, very ordinary as she lost her very first match in the tournament. That was highly unexpected after her glory in Australia earlier in the year. She would be eager to make a grand comeback in Wimbledon.