Murray's travails with a new racket
Changing rackets as a tennis player is an unmooring experience.Forget all the cliches about racket as extension of arm, body, self; the fact they're straight in the firing line if something goes…
www.nytimes.comHere’s the latest on Stan Wawrinka at Roland Garros:
- Stan Wawrinka bowed out in the first round of the French Open in Paris, signaling the end of his Roland Garros journey for 2026. He lost to Jesper de Jong in four sets and received a warm ovation from the crowd as he left Court Philippe-Chatrier, marking an emotional farewell at the event [source coverage from AP and NDTV reporting the first-round defeat and retirement plans] [citation: AP coverage; NDTV report].
- Wawrinka, 41, is winding down his career and had previously won the French Open in 2015, reaching the final again in 2017. His French Open runs have been a defining part of his career, and this year’s exit closes a two-decade-long chapter at Roland Garros [AP/NDTV summaries of his French Open history and retirement notes] [citation: AP summary; NDTV summary].
- The match context: de Jong secured the victory with a late forehand winner, and the match occurred on a hot day in Paris, with fans-led celebrations and a Mexican wave for Wawrinka as he left the court. This farewell moment underscored his lasting impact on the event and his fans [AP/NDTV match report details] [citation: AP report; NDTV report].
If you’d like, I can pull in more details about his career highlights at Roland Garros or provide a quick comparison of his run at this edition versus his past French Open campaigns.