The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News and Links for Friday, August 28
This article reflects on the career of tennis player Stan Wawrinka as he prepares for his final US Open appearance in 2026. The author recounts personal memories of watching Wawrinka compete against the 'Big Four' and highlights his significant achievements, including three Grand Slam titles.
Why it matters
It serves as a retrospective on a major figure in modern tennis history who challenged the dominance of the sport's most iconic players.
Stan Wawrinka will receive the goodbye he deserves at the 2026 US Open. It comes a decade after the one-handed Swiss maestro won the tournament.
A lot of you here might think this is a tennis hoddle. It isn't. It's one about an athlete who has meant so much to me during the second half of my childhood and a great deal of my adulthood.
Stanislas Wawrinka has been a fixture of my life for 18 years.
I didn't know who Wawrinka was the first time I saw him play. I watched him in-person at the 2008 Pacific Life Open (Now BNP Paribas) in Indian Wells, California. It's the biggest tournament outside the four majors. My father and I drove there in my freshman year of high school.
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