Tommy Paul vs Stan Wawrinka – Breakdown and Prediction

October 19, 2024

Tommy Paul vs Stan Wawrinka: ATP Stockholm – Semifinal

Tommy Paul will take on veteran Stan Wawrinka in the semifinal of the ATP Stockholm.

Tommy Profile

Tommy Paul is currently 13th in the ATP rankings, just one spot lower than his career high. The American is 43-17 for the season and 19-11 on hard surface.

Paul is coming off a 7-6, 6-2 win over Miomir Kecmanovic in the quarterfinal after beating Laslo Djere in the opener.

He won the titles in Dallas and he Queen’s club this season.

Paul won the title in Stockholm in 2021 defeating Denis Shapovalov in the final.

Stan Wawrinka Profile

Former world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka is currently No. 217 in the world. The Swiss is 10-16 for the season and 2-5 on hard surface.

Wawrinka is coming off a 7-6, 7-6 win over Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinal. Previously, he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Brandon Nakashima in the opener.

This is his first quarterfinal of the season and second in Stockholm after 2010. Wawrinka won his last ATP title back in 2017.

Head-to-Head Tied 1-1

Paul vs Wawrinka 6-1, 6-4 (2022 Queen’s Club, round of 16)
Wawrinka vs Paul 6-7, 6-2, 10-6 (2020 ATP Paris Masters, second round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Stan Wawrinka has turned the clock back as he has made it to his first semifinal of the season. The former world No. 3 is coming off an impressive win over Andrey Rublev in two tiebreaks. Next is Tommy Paul, who is looking for his way to the top 10. Paul has been very confident this week and played one match less than Wawrinka. There is no doubt that Paul is much better at the moment, and Wawrinka has already surpassed his maximum at this point. Therefore, we go with Paul to win this in straight sets.