"It’s to win one more trophy before I retire": Fire and desire still remains for Wawrinka to achieve one final goal

Switzerland’s tennis star Stan Wawrinka has expressed his desire to win one more trophy before retiring from the sport.

The 38-year-old is slowly but surely marching towards the end of his career which has already lasted more than two decades.

Wawrinka was quoted in a report where he expressed his desire to go on a high and win another title before calling it quits.

"Yeah, it’s like you said, it’s because I care so much. That’s also why sometimes you get nervous, why sometimes you cry after losing a final,” he said. “But it was a really positive week. I was enjoying myself there like always, lot of support, big fans there. I was playing well, I was playing good tennis and of course when you get into the final, you want to win the final.

"If I have one goal, it’s to win one more trophy before I retire. Of course, it means a lot that final. I was that close. I know I missed a stupid backhand on break point in the first set. But after, everything is fine, everything is still going in the right direction, playing much better so I’m happy to be here. I’m happy to be in Mason, Ohio and hopefully I can play a big match tomorrow.”

Many believe that the Lausanne-born remains one of the most underrated players in the current era dominated by the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Wawrinka, despite struggling with fitness concerns, has won three out of the four major titles in his career.

The only Grand Slam where he never lifted the title is Wimbledon where his best outing to date is playing in the quarterfinal.

Wawrinka is currently taking part in the Cincinnati Open (Western & Southern Open) where he defeated America’s Brandon Nakashima in the round of 64 with a score of 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 on Monday. He is now set to face Americas’ Frances Tiafoe in the second-round fixture on Wednesday.