Stan Wawrinka turns defence into attack

SportLocation Tennis Desk · 4 Oct 2026

Across hard court and clay, Wawrinka’s forward move gives this highlight montage its sharpest thread.

Stan Wawrinka’s highlight montage is built around a familiar tennis problem: how to turn a rally from the baseline into an opportunity to take the court. The closing clay-court sequence provides its clearest answer, as Wawrinka moves forward while his opponent stays deeper.

That step in changes the geometry of the point. Wawrinka is no longer simply waiting for another ball from the back; he is closing the space and asking his opponent to respond under different pressure. The montage also includes hard-court exchanges, but the movement towards the net is the detail that gives its collection of points a common thread.

The contrast between surfaces is part of the appeal, but the idea stays consistent: a rally can change when a player chooses to move in. Here, the forward advance is the moment that brings the sequence into focus.