{"id":95491,"date":"2026-04-06T17:26:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/?p=95491"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:26:31","slug":"wawrinka-reflects-happy-for-one-last-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/wawrinka-reflects-happy-for-one-last-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Wawrinka Reflects: &#8216;Happy For One Last Opportunity&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stan Wawrinka\u2019s farewell appearance at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters may have been a short one, but he is thankful to have had the opportunity for one final outing at the ATP Masters 1000 he won in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>After falling to Sebastian Baez 7-5, 7-5 on Court Rainier III, the 41-year-old Swiss reflected on the moment and the path ahead for the remainder of his farewell season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a tough match, of course, but I\u2019m happy to have had the opportunity to play one last time here,\u201d Wawrinka said. \u201cAmazing atmosphere again, amazing support. So I\u2019m super happy with that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a competitor first. I try to play to win,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I try to push my limits. It brings a lot of mental fatigue to train constantly at that level and try to maintain it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I lose a match like today, there is a lot of frustration. The pleasure is not as much as it should be. But once the match is finished, I move on quickly and try to appreciate these moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BIcHJ_R1gh0?si=iiELIdEecAT_Dbjz\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Among his standout memories remains his 2014 Monte-Carlo title, when he defeated Roger Federer in the final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an incredible memory,\u201d Wawrinka said. \u201cIt was my first and only Masters 1000, and here in Monte-Carlo. I grew up on clay. Monaco was one of my favourite tournaments to watch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo have the chance to win it, and to play against Roger in the final, was exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka\u2019s immediate schedule includes Barcelona, Rome qualifying and Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will see if I have the chance to play Roland Garros. I would love to play something on the grass, hopefully Wimbledon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end, if I want to play the full year, I need to keep the mindset as a competitor. So I\u2019m always pushing myself, always trying to improve, trying to be better. I put a lot of pressure on myself to try to keep winning some matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t help me in matches, but at the end that\u2019s the athlete I am. I\u2019m always going to come on court to try to win and I cannot just arrive and try to enjoy because it\u2019s my last one.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swiss farewells the tournament he won in 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classifiee-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wawrinka Reflects: &#039;Happy For One Last Opportunity&#039; - Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stan Wawrinka says farewell to the tournament where he won his lone career ATP Masters 1000 title.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/wawrinka-reflects-happy-for-one-last-opportunity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wawrinka Reflects: &#039;Happy For One Last Opportunity&#039; - 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