2014 ATP Tour So Far and the Road Ahead

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Published: July 30, 2014

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As we perch on the brink of August, seven months of the ATP calendar have already come and gone. The players began their seasons on the hard courts of Asia and down under in Australia. Then were the back-to-back March tournaments of Indian Wells and Miami, followed by the switch to red dirt for a tour of Europe, culminating in the French capital. We’ve now emerged from the grass-court swing, centered on the All England Club, and the players find themselves looking for success on the hard courts of steamy North America.

2014 has been absolutely fascinating thus far, with many of the players’ form surging up and down, creating different stories every single week. It all really started off back at Melbourne Park, where an earthquake struck the Top Four in the shape of the perennial Swiss No. 2.

Stan Wawrinka showed some signs of emerging from the rest of the pack in New York in 2013, beating then defending champion Andy Murray and almost ousting Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. His time finally came in Australia in January, where he avenged that loss to Djokovic to make the semis. He outplayed a sore Rafael Nadal in the final, defying the odds to win his first Grand Slam title.

What has given Stan that 5 or 10 percent, though, to get over the line in a Slam? Firstly, his coach Magnus Norman installed him with the belief that he could do it, as Pat Cash has suggested to the BBC; he could beat these top guys and belong alongside them. His powerful serve hits its spots; we all know about the beautiful backhand, but his forehand is majorly effective now, too.

It hasn’t been plain sailing since, though, for the Australian Open champion. Apart from a terrific win over compatriot Roger Federer in the Monte Carlo final, there hasn’t been much reason for cheer. A first-round exit at Roland Garros was followed by a pretty convincing loss to Federer in the last eight of Wimbledon. He’s now back down to...
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