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MELBOURNE, Australia - Stan Wawrinka is true to his word.Last year, after winning the Australian Open, he vowed that upon his return in 2015 he would go straight to the corridor in Rod Laver Arena known as the Walk of Champions, to take a picture of himself standing beside his larger-than-life image on the wall.And that is what Wawrinka did. He took a selfie.When I came back the first time here in the locker room, I had all the big memories from last year, Wawrinka said Saturday, after cruising to his third straight sets victory with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Jarkko Nieminen. I came to see my picture and to take a picture with me with myself over there.Thats the best feeling. To see my picture over there with all these ..... champions, said the 29-year-old Swiss, who has spent most of his career in the shadow of countryman Roger Federer.Wawrinka is the defending champion, but he does not want to dwell on it — even though he enters post-match news conferences in a bright red T-shirt provided by his sponsor that says Stan the Man.He remains today, as he was right after his victory, more subdued than overjoyed when he talks about winning his first Grand Slam title. He gives the impression of a man who does not want to jinx his success by talking about it.My focus is on the tournament this year. Im not thinking about last year, Wawrinka said. I had some ..... memories last year, for sure. But its really important to stay on whats happened today, and whats going to happen tomorrow.In a news conference earlier in the week, Wawrinka said his approach was to start at zero again, to try to wipe out thoughts that could prove distracting.But to briefly revisit the past, Wawrinkas triumph last year included beating the then three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals and then No. 1-ranked Rafael Nadal in the final, despite having never beaten either of them before. As a result, he rose to a career-high ranking of No. 3.This year, Wawrinka is ranked No. 4 and could meet Djokovic in the semifinals and face another final against Nadal, who has returned from injuries in a determined bid for the title.No. 6 Andy Murray, seeking his third Grand Slam trophy, is another possible opponent for the final.As the Australian Open heads into its second week, the spotlight remains riveted on the top players still in the draw. The surprise third-round loss of No. 2 Roger Federer means that only three of the so-called Big Four are still in contention.Some high-profile observers, like Serena Williams, say Wawrinka cannot be overlooked.Stan is playing well. Hes kind of flying under the radar, said Williams, who nonetheless says Murray is her favourite to win.Keeping a low-profile suits Wawrinka fine.For sure, Im not the focus. For me it doesnt matter, he said. Im feeling great. Im happy the way Im playing. To get to the second week again, its great. So far, everything is good for me.On Monday in the fourth round, Wawrinka has a score to settle against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who beat him in the first round of last years French Open.That was a tough loss, thats for sure, he said. It will be nice to play him again in a Grand Slam — here. Julius Randle Jersey . 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Cornish was placed on the six-game injured list July 23, which made the 29-year-old from New Westminster, B.C., eligible to return Sept. 6. Clubs can pull players off the injured list early, however, which means their salaries start counting against the salary cap again. Stampeder head coach and general manager John Hufnagel was less forthcoming about the possibility of Cornish playing Sunday, but Hufnagel indicated both Cornish and Canadian running back Matt Walter will practise Wednesday. Walter, 25, hasnt played since the first quarter of a July 24 game in Edmonton. The Calgarian was also out with concussion symptoms. Both Cornish and Walter participated in Mondays rundown following Calgarys 30-20 victory in Hamilton on Saturday. Hebert was fined half his game cheque — the maximum fine allowed under the new collective bargaining agreement — for the hit on Cornish in the fourth quarter of the season-opener. Despite getting knocked out, Cornish was talkative and jovial with reporters in the locker-room following that game. But he didnt feel right after returning from the Stampeders subsequent bye week. "The problem was my cognitive symptoms were very, very minor and they were gone quickly. But since I still had the headache . . . I had pretty bad whiplash, so thats where most of it came from," he explained. "It was trying to force myself to get back on the field was the biggest thing. We didnt have my neck properly diagnosed so I wasnt running right and it was causing me problems.dddddddddddd Once we got all that figured out, it was actually really, really simple." Cornish says once he went on the six-game injured list and stopped pushing to get back on the field, his recovery was rapid. But CFL concussion protocols do not allow players back on the field if they have any concussion symptoms. Without football or his off-season job as a bank teller, Cornish was in the unfamiliar position of having time on his hands. "Im itching to work," he said. "I havent worked at the bank for, including training camp, almost three months. I havent played a football game for seven weeks, so yeah, I havent really been doing much. "I like to think of myself as a hard worker. Without anything to work hard at, its not as fun." Cornish won a second consecutive rushing title in 2013 with 1,813 yards, which was the fourth-highest in CFL history. He also led the league and set a new Stampeder record with 2,157 yards from scrimmage. The absence of two Canadian tailbacks created both a revolving door at that position and a juggling act for Hufnagel with his ratio of international and non-international players. Regular returner Jock Sanders was pressed into running back duties. Martell Mallett rushed for 116 yards in a 25-24 loss to the B.C. Lions on Aug. 8 in his first CFL game in five years. With Mallett sidelined by a groin injury and Sanders day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, Hugh Charles ran for 102 yards in Hamilton in his first game as a Stampeder. The Stampeders added the veteran Charles to the practice roster July 28 after his release from the Saskatchewan Roughriders. "I know the situation around here," Charles said. "We have a lot of banged-up vets. Cornish is close to coming back. I wanted to make the most of it. Knowing that I am in the coachs back pocket if need be, whatever happens is going to happen." The return of non-internationals Cornish and Walter could be good for veteran slotback Nik Lewis, who was a healthy scratch for two games because of ratio issues. Mallett, the CFLs rookie of the year in 2009 when he was a B.C. Lion, has been placed on the six-game injured list. Hufnagel said receiver Jeff Fuller (shoulder) and defensive lineman Micah Johnson (knee) are not expected to play Sunday. China Jerseys ' ' '