Stan Wawrinka

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with Alex Hyman to discuss his journey from competitive tennis player to working across some of the biggest events and stories in the sport. Hyman reflects on his early experiences in college tennis, including a memorable battle against Ben Shelton, before explaining how he broke into the tennis media industry and built a career spanning communications, content production, broadcasting and event operations. The conversation explores his work behind the scenes with players including Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka, the unique challenges of managing media at Challenger events and what life is really like working across tournaments throughout the season. Hyman also shares stories from his experiences at UTS, discusses spotting rising French talent Moise Kouame before his breakthrough and explains the unsung work that goes into delivering professional tennis events. From Challenger Tour life and media operations to player relations and building his own company, Aliko Sports , this episode offers a fascinating look at the many roles that help keep professional tennis moving behind the scenes. 🎙️ Our background episode is live in this feed if you’d like to learn more about who we are and why we created Tales from Tennis. 🚨 Stay tuned for another special guest from the tennis world on Wednesday 10 June. Subscribe now. 📲 Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talesfromtennis/ X: https://x.com/TalesFromTennis View Alex's company Aliko Sports: https://www.alikosports.com/ The podcast is independently produced and not affiliated with or endorsed by the ATP.

In this Saturday special of Nothing Major , the boys sit down with their first Major champion—none other than Stan “The Man” Wawrinka. The 3-time Grand Slam champ doesn’t hold back as he dishes on the match against Djokovic that made him believe he could hang with the big dogs, the wild ride to his 2014 Aussie Open win, and why celebrating a Slam with a proper party is absolutely mandatory. Stan also breaks down the fine art of snapping a racquet over his knee (it’s all in the technique), explains why he’d rather face Rafa than Roger in a Slam final, and spills on why the US Open was the toughest one to conquer. (00:00) Intro (00:32) Stan Wawrinka joins the podcast (01:13) How a reel convinced Stan to come on (02:18) Stan’s routine at the Australian Open (03:23) Tough 2013 loss to Djokovic (06:15) Did Stan believe he could win the 2014 AO? (08:49) Federer or Nadal in the final—who did he prefer? (10:49) The epic party after winning the 2014 AO (11:47) Life after becoming a Grand Slam champion (16:45) Playing his best tennis to win Roland-Garros 2015 (21:07) What does it take to win a Grand Slam? (22:10) Is Stan part of the “Big Four”? (23:26) Facing Rafa in the 2017 Roland-Garros final (24:10) Why Stan enjoys playing Novak (26:55) The love of competition (27:27) Stan flips the script: Do the guys miss tennis? (29:10) Stan’s relationship with the younger generation (30:28) Major Q&A with Stan (31:41) Stan’s Vegas Draft (33:48) How to break a racket over your knee (35:03) Outro