Wawrinka Begins ATP World Tour Finals With Win Over Berdych
November 4, 2013 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Photo credit: Adam Wolfthal
Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Tomas Berdych for the third consecutive time this year to open up action at the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, 6-3, 6-7(0), 6-3 in the Group A opener. It was Wawrinka's 50th match win of the season. Aggressive throughout the pair’s 13th FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting, Wawrinka hit 43 winners and committed 42 unforced errors for victory in two hours and 25 minutes.
"My first impression is that it is really, really nice to be here," said Wawrinka. "I saw the tournament so many times on TV. To play was something different. For sure, it’s special to win my first match here. I feel really proud to be here. It means [that] I'm playing amazing tennis, especially all the year. I'm really happy the way I'm playing against [Berdych]. I was nervous on the court, but he was nervous too."
Berdych has lost his opening match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for four straight years.
