Wawrinka: ‘Slow and heavy conditions’ Dimitrov: ‘I’m scared and not motivated’

Very tough first round match today for Stan Wawrinka against Lukas Rosol. The Swiss tennis player prevailed 6-4 in the fifth set and admitted that the climate was a factor today: ‘It was a really tough match today. Conditions were really slow and heavy. It was a typical first round, for sure. Didn’t play my best tennis, in general. A lot of mistake. But he was playing really well. He was going for his shots. Didn’t miss much until he started to be a little bit tired in the fourth set and fifth. But before that I was always under pressure. He was going for his shots all the time. He was not missing much. The fact that the first round I’m looking a little bit for my game. The condition wasn’t easy to play free with what I wanted to do.’

Wawrinka does not feel the pressure of being defending champion: ‘I think in Australia I had the same feeling. For me it’s not a big deal to come back after winning. I come …

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