Stan Wawrinka raised his game at the right times on Wednesday to book his place in the Rolex Paris Masters second round. The Swiss No. 12 seed recorded his 13th match win of the year with a 6-3, 7-6(3) victory over Briton Daniel Evans in one hour and 33 minutes.
“I’m really happy with my level today, I was serving and moving well,” said 2015 semi-finalist Wawrinka, who awaits the winner of France’s Gilles Simon, the 2012 semi-finalist, or Tommy Paul of the United States.
Evans was left to rue missing out on two break points at 1-1, with Wawrinka serving at 15/40. Having held serve, Wawrinka put his foot down and broke for a 3-1 advantage with a backhand volley winner. In a competitive second set, Wawrinka won four straight points from 2/2 in the tie-break and closed out with an unreturned serve.
Wawrinka, who struck 35 winners, is now 5-0 lifetime against Evans in their ATP Head2Head series. They met last month in the St. Petersburg Open first round, with Wawrinka saving three match points in a 3-6, 7-6(3), 7-5 win.
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