Stan Wawrinka was never going to stride into London with the hauteur of a double slam champion. The 30-year-old Swiss, now a mere 15 majors behind his compatriot Roger Federer, refused to declare on Sunday that he would add Wimbledon to his Australian and French titles – with good reason given his record there – nor would he even say he would beat the rising but injury-prone young Australian Nick Kyrgios in the first round at Queen’s on Tuesday.
No, Stan, who has risen from No8 to No4 in the world and is playing some of the best tennis of his life, was just happy to talk about his shorts.