2014 Stan Wawrinka tennis season 2014 Stan Wawrinka tennis season The 2014 Stan Wawrinka tennis season began at the Chennai Open, where he won the title for the second time in his career. This was followed by victory at the Australian Open, where he defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals, followed by victory over world no. 1 Rafael Nadal in the final, to win his first ever Grand Slam title, launching him to a career-high no. 3 in the world, and the Swiss no. 1 (ahead of Roger Federer) for the first time in his career. Additionally, he won his first Masters 1000
James Ward (tennis) so much from any searing quality of tennis, but from Ward's constant battle with cramping in his leg and queasiness that meant he had to nip backstage mid-match to empty the contents of his stomach. Ward had occasionally looked likely to default against an opponent ranked No. 262 in the world. With Andy Murray, Colin Fleming, and Ross Hutchins winning, Great Britain claimed a decisive 3–0 lead, and was promoted into Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Ward qualified for his first Grand Slam other than Wimbledon, but lost in the first round of the Australian Open to Slovenian Blaž Kavčič. In