Wawrinka avenged his early exit at last year's French Open with a 7-6(2)
6-4 4-6 7-6(8) victory over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Monday to book
his place in the last eight and now must face his U.S. Open nemesis Kei
Nishikori.
"It's always tough to play against him. He's a great shot maker. He's always taking the ball really early and doesn't give you a lot of time," Wawrinka said about Nishikori, who followed him into the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-3 6-3 win over David Ferrer. "He's a tough, tough player."
The fourth-seeded Wawrinka has adopted a low-key approach to his title defence at Melbourne Park, swatting away questions about how last year's experience could help him with a polite, but standard response -- that was last year.
The approach was evident again on Monday when asked if the five-set loss to Nishikori in the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows would have any influence on Wednesday's clash.
"It's always tough to play against him. He's a great shot maker. He's always taking the ball really early and doesn't give you a lot of time," Wawrinka said about Nishikori, who followed him into the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-3 6-3 win over David Ferrer. "He's a tough, tough player."
The fourth-seeded Wawrinka has adopted a low-key approach to his title defence at Melbourne Park, swatting away questions about how last year's experience could help him with a polite, but standard response -- that was last year.
The approach was evident again on Monday when asked if the five-set loss to Nishikori in the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows would have any influence on Wednesday's clash.
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