3-set defeat in Shanghai – referee errors and old patterns: Wawrinka misses Djokovic duel – Sport

• At the ATP 1000 tournament in Shanghai, Stan Wawrinka lost in the second round against the Italian Flavio Cobolli 7:6, 6:7, 3:6.
• This means that Romand will be denied a duel with Novak Djokovic in the 1/16 final.
• A counting error by referee Carlos Bernardes in the third set caused a stir.

In the second set, a short series came to an end for Stan Wawrinka (ATP 236). He won in two tiebreaks in the first round and also won the first short decision against Flavio Cobolli (ATP 30), who is 17 years younger than him.

But then the Italian turned the tide and after a good two and a half hours moved 6:7 (6:8), 7:6 (7:4), 6:3 into the third round, where he meets Novak Djokovic.

Never 2 wins in a row in 2024

For Wawrinka, this continues a pattern that has been slowing him down all year. Despite his own statements, the 39-year-old from Vaud (almost) never manages to win the tight games.

This year, the three-time Grand Slam champion only has 6 wins at the ATP level. He was never able to win two games in a row.

Serious referee mistake

In the first round, Wawrinka fended off two set points, and in the second round, when the score was 5:5 and 0:40, Wawrinka had the only three break chances in the first two sets. After losing the tiebreak, however, he gave up his serve for the first time to make it 0-2; It remained the only break in the party until the end.

What was particularly bitter for Wawrinka was that in the ultimately decisive game in which he lost his service, referee Carlos Bernardes made a serious mistake. Although the Swiss had won the first point, the score was 0:30 – and no one on the pitch noticed.