Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland reacts during his match against Brandon Nakashima of the United States during their round of eight match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Alexandra Wey/Keystone via AP)
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BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Stan Wawrinka delighted home fans again at the Swiss Indoors, digging deep to beat Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round on Thursday after failing to serve out the match in the second set.
Two days after a straight-set win over No. 3-ranked Casper Ruud, the 37-year-old Wawrinka wasted a chance for another efficient victory when he let slip a 5-3 lead and Nakashima took four straight games to level the match.
Wawrinka hung with the 21-year-old American in the decider then converted the only break point of the set to take a 5-4 lead.
The three-time Grand Slam winner, now ranked No. 194 after injury-hit seasons, clinched the victory with a backhand winner.
Wawrinka will face Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarterfinals on Friday after the sixth-seeded Spaniard eased to a 6-3, 6-2 win over another three-time Grand Slam champion, Andy Murray.
Third-seeded Felix Augur-Aliassime cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Miomir Kecmanovic as he searches for his third straight title. The No. 9-ranked Canadian won tournaments in Florence, Italy, and Antwerp, Belgium over the last two weeks.
Augur-Aliassime's quarterfinal opponent is Alexander Bublik, who won 6-3, 6-3 against Alberto Ramos-Vinolas.
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Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland returns a ball to Brandon Nakashima of the United States during their round of eight match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Alexandra Wey/Keystone via AP)
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Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts during his round of eight match against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Alexandra Wey/Keystone via AP)
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Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain returns a ball to Andy Murray of Great Britain during their round of eight match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Alexandra Wey/Keystone via AP)
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Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada returns a ball to Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia during their round of eight match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Alexandra Wey/Keystone via AP)
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Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain celebrates after beating Andy Murray of Great Britain during their round of eight match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Alexandra Wey/Keystone via AP)
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Andy Murray of Great Britain looks dejected after loosing his match against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain during their round of eight match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Alexandra Wey/Keystone via AP)
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