who's this unidentified practice partner of roger's?

[psamp14]

who is this unidentified tennis player who practiced w/ roger?

http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/photo?slug=doh10101011622.qatar_open_tennis_doh101&prov=ap

roger's got a big smile on his face in it too...

 

[Fee]

Stan Wawrinka, another Swiss player and frequent practice partner.

 

[Muse]

Looks like a FP Prestige Mr. Wawrinka has there. I wonder when they're finally gonna release that.

 

[Mr.Federer]

Stanislas Wawrinka...he's got a very good 1h-backhand.

 

[Andres]

The first time I looked at it, Kevin Bacon flashed at me
But it's true, it's Wawrinka.

 

[callitout]

Looks like a FP Prestige Mr. Wawrinka has there. I wonder when they're finally gonna release that.

He does this weird thing which only a few other players do: He brings 2 racquets on court and uses one for serving and the other for returning.
He's also pretty good, pretty nice all court game with a good serve for a guy whose not very tall. I saw him beat puerta at USO this year.

 

[slice bh compliment]

The first time I looked at it, Kevin Bacon flashed at me
But it's true, it's Wawrinka.

haha, you were not that far off. Stan Wawrinka is actually just four degrees from Kevin Bacon. 2 hints: Liev Schreiber and Roger Federer.

 

[gugafanatic]

I saw him play Blake at the FO last yr, and was amazed by the amount of aces he served considering he is not a big guy and clay is not the fastest surface.

 

[Hartzy]

Yeah, he's going to be a factor in a year or two I think. Fun guy to watch for sure.

 

[nickybol]

You`re impressed by his serve? I saw him playing in Doha, and his serve was nothing. No big serve at all.

 

[obackvalobasha]

I saw him at the US open. In a practice match He was beating the hell out of roger federer.

 

[rafael]

Even Safin gets his ass kicked in practice matches.

What seperates the men from the boys though is winning when it counts.