Stan Wawrinka: the court positions behind a practice session

SportLocation Tennis Desk · 24 Sept 2026

Stan Wawrinka’s practice footage shifts between a raised-racket position and a low, wide ready stance.

Stan Wawrinka’s practice footage offers two distinct pictures of courtwork: a racket raised overhead, then a low, wide stance facing the net. Together, they show the change between preparing a stroke and resetting for the next ball.

The ready position is broad and grounded, with Wawrinka’s feet apart and knees bent. That base gives him room to react across the court; the raised racket, meanwhile, marks a different phase of the movement. The footage gives no reason to treat the separate views as one continuous rally.

It is a glimpse of tennis practice in which the work is in the transitions: from a set stance to a racket lifted above the shoulder, then back towards readiness.