LONDON: Stan Wawrinka set up a Wimbledon third-round clash with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic on Thursday (Jul 6), hoping to 'not get killed' by a rival he first faced 17 years ago. The 38-year-old Wawrinka, who has won three Grand Slam titles, made the last 32 by seeing off Argentina's 29th seed Toma
LONDON: Stan Wawrinka set up a Wimbledon third-round clash with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic on Thursday , hoping to"not get killed" by a rival he first faced 17 years ago.
It will be his first time in the third round at the All England Club since 2015, when he went on to make the quarter-finals. The Swiss also beat the 23-time major winner in the last-eight of the 2014 Australian Open on his way to his maiden Slam triumph.
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