Wawrinka Cruises Into Indian Wells Fourth Round
By Ige Olugbenga
Third-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka advanced to the fourth round of the ATP Indian Wells Masters by defeating thirty-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5, 6-3 on Monday.
Wawrinka continued his dominance of the German, when he recorded his fifth victory over Kohlschreiber in as many meetings in a performance that left him cautiously encouraged about his prospects of making it past the quarter-finals in the California desert for the first time.
“It was a really good match.The first set was not easy, for sure, but in general I’m happy with my game. I was serving well. I think I’m moving better and better and it’s all positive so far.”said Wawrinka, who owns three Grand Slam titles but has won just one of the tour’s coveted Masters titles.
A break in each set was enough for Wawrinka, who will meet Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan, who staged a remarkable comeback to get past thirteen-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych 1-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4.
