Quarters of final without Stan Wawrinka at iaciriac Open »Swiss was eliminated by Pedro Martinez + Friday's program

The second favorite of the Bucharest tournament and Stan Wawrinka offered a suspenseful meeting at the National Tennis Center. Heated by Filip Jianu's match, the spectators remained in the stands for the last match of Thursday, the one between Pedro Martinez and the former World Cup, even though the game started after 8:00 pm.

Stan won the first set with 6-4, managing to dominate the Spanish. The second set was a balanced one, and Wawrinka found the energy needed to return and stay close to the Spanish, which had begun to break the short rhythm, and call it more often on the net. At the end of the set, the Swiss lost its precision and patience, giving up with 5-7.

Encouraged frantically from the stands, Wawrinka gave up his service from the first range, during which he received a warning from the referee after hitting the fillet and said “shit”. Angry, Wawrinka replied: “It is past 10:00 pm, are the conditions difficult, are I not allowed to emotion? ”. Slowly the whirlwind was filled with Stan and the words pointing to his team became only negative. “Why am I not lucky only?” He shouted after a ball of the opponent caught the cough.

Pedro Martinez felt the cold from Bucharest PHOTO Raed Krishan/Tiriac Open

Stan Wawrinka received the trophy for the most popular player

After two hours and thirty-nine minutes, Pedro Martinez won 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 and warmly embraced the Swiss at the net when he had already passed 23:00. “I played each other before, I'm glad I won,” said the Spanish, who was also present at the last edition of Tiriac Open.

Pedro Gets It Done ✅@Pedromportero Ends Wawrink's Run in the Romanian Capital 4-6 7-5 6-2#Tiriacopen pic.twitter.com/s96j76ev8w

– ATP Tour (@atptour) April 3, 2025

Before leaving the field, Stan received from the organizers the trophy for the most popular player of this year's edition. Ilie Nastase handed her distinction. Noticing the moment, Martinez also wanted a picture with Stan and the trophy, and the smiles of the two ended the story of a long evening at Tiriac Open.

Ilie Năstase, Stan Wawrinka and Cosmin Hodor, the director of the tour with the trophy received by Swiss photo Raed Krishan/Țiriac Open

Friday is the day when the semifinals are decided. On the land the central land will be played one after the other the four quarters of final on the simple panel.

The Friday program from iaciriac Open

• The central land

• 11:00 Christopher O'Connell (AUS) – Marton Fucsovics (Ung)

• Followed by Sebastian Baez (ARG, 1) – Francisco COMESANA (ARG)

• Followed by Filip Misolic (AUT)- Flavio Cobulli (Ita, 3)

• Not before 5:30 Damir Dzumhur (Bih) – Pedro Martinez (SPA, 2)

• Land 1

• 11:00 Jamie Murray/Adam Pavlasek (MBR/CEH, 3) – Andre Gorasson/Sem Popbeek (Sue/Ola)

• Followed by Marius/Copil/Luca Preda (Rom/Rom) – Sadio Dombia/Fabien Reboul (FRA/FRA, 4)

• Land 2

• 11:00 Marcel Zeballos/Horacio Zeballos (Spa/Arg, 1) – Robin Haase/Hendrik Jebens (Ola/Ger)

• Followed by Jakob Schnaitter/Mark Wallner (Ger/Ger) – Sander Gille/Jan Zielinski (Bel/Pol, 2)