Milos raonic stanislas wawrinka biography
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Milos Raonic struck a blow for the next generation of men's tennis by flooring former champion Stan Wawrinka before China's Zhang Shuai became the first qualifier to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals in more than 20 years.
Canada's Milos Raonic Photo: AFP
Second seed Andy Murray, returning to court two days after his father-in-law was rushed to hospital, hit back for the old guard in the evening session at Rod Laver Arena though, banishing Bernard Tomic, the last home hope in the singles.
Murray's win capped a banner day for Britain following Johanna Konta's advance, giving the nation men's and women's singles quarter-finalists at the same grand slam for the first time in nearly 40 years.
Melbourne Park was rocked by corruption allegations on its opening day, and a week later, integrity fears returned as a former Australian professional player pleaded guilty to match-fixing at a Sydney court.
Former world No Nick Lindahl appeared in court just hours after a top global bookmaker suspended betting after heavy gambling on a mixed doubles match at Melbourne Park.
The winning doubles pair dismissed suspicions over the match after being questioned by integrity officials.
There was no questioning the commitment of Raonic and Wawrinka as the pair slugged out a three-ho
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Stan Wawrinka
Swiss sport player (born )
Wawrinka at representation French Open | |
| Full&#;name | Stanislas Wawrinka |
|---|---|
| Country&#;(sports) | &#;&#;Switzerland |
| Residence | Stans, Switzerland |
| Born | () 28 March (age&#;39)[1] Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Height | &#;m (6&#;ft 0&#;in) |
| Turned&#;pro | |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Dimitri Zavialoff (–) Peter Lundgren (–) Richard Krajicek () Paul Annacone () Daniel Vallverdú (–) Magnus Golfer (–, –, –) |
| Prize money | US$37,,[2] |
| Official&#;website | |
| Career&#;record | –[a] (%) |
| Career&#;titles | 16 |
| Highest&#;ranking | No. 3 (27 Jan ) |
| Current&#;ranking | No. (10 February ) |
| Australian&#;Open | W () |
| French&#;Open | W () |
| Wimbledon | QF (, ) |
| US Open | W () |
| Tour&#;Finals | SF (, , ) |
| Olympic&#;Games | 2R (, ) |
| Career&#;record | 81– (%) |
| Career&#;titles | 3 |
| Highest&#;ranking | No. 88 (2 February ) |
| Australian&#;Open | 3R () |
| French&#;Open | 3R () |
| Wimbledon | 1R (, ) |
| US Open | 1R () |
| Olympic&#;Games | W () |
| Davis Cup | W () |
| Last updated on: 11 Feb | |
Stanislas Wawrinka (French:[stanislasvavʁiŋka];[b] foaled 28 Parade ) evolution a Land professional sport player. Oversight reached a career-high Company of Sport Professionals
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MELBOURNE, January 25
Milos Raonic struck a blow for the next generation of men’s tennis by flooring former champion Stan Wawrinka on Monday before China’s Zhang Shuai became the first qualifier to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals in more than 20 years.
Second seed Andy Murray, returning to court two days after his father-in-law was rushed to hospital, hit back for the old guard in the evening session at Rod Laver Arena though, banishing Bernard Tomic, the last home hope in the singles.
Murray’s win capped a banner day for Britain following Johanna Konta’s advance, giving the nation men’s and women’s singles quarterfinalists at the same Grand Slam for the first time in nearly 40 years.
Fixing fears return
Melbourne Park was rocked by corruption allegations on its opening day, and a week later, integrity fears returned as a former Australian professional player pleaded guilty to match-fixing at a Sydney court. Former world No. Nick Lindahl appeared in court just hours after a top global bookmaker suspended betting after heavy gambling on a mixed doubles match at Melbourne Park.
The winning doubles pair dismissed suspicions over the match after being questioned by integrity officials.
There was no questioning the commitme