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Monday, January 27, 2014

Stanislas Wawrinka(Swiss)Beats Rafael Nadal(Spain) to Win 2014 Australian Open Men's Singles Title Sunday Jan 26,2014

Rafael Nadal(Spain)Vs Stanislas Wawrinka(Swiss)

Rafael Nadal(27)will be a strong favourite to claim his 14th Slam, and become only the third man to win all four majors at least twice.

Rafael Nadal Vs Stanislas Wawrinka Head-to-Head Record
  • In 12 matches against Nadal since 2007, Wawrinka is yet to seriously threaten, not only losing every single match, but failing to win any of the 26 sets contested.
  • On hardcourt, the record is 6-0 in Nadal's favour and in the pair's only grand slam clash, Wawrinka claimed a mere six games (on clay) at last year's French Open.
  • Overwhelmingly, Nadal has the upper hand in every single aspect - experience, expertise and standing.
Stanisslas Wawrinka beats Rafael Nadal 6-3,6-2,3-6,6-3


Rod Laver Arena before the start of the men's final between Rafael Nadal and Stanislas Wawrinka

 

 

In beating Rafael Nadal  6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, StanislasWawrinka became only the second man outside the game’s Big Four to win a Grand Slam title since the 2005 Australian Open.
Until last night,Rafael Nadal,Roger Federer,Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray  had between them won 34 of the last 35 Grand Slam tournaments, with Juan Martin del Potro’s 2009 US Open triumph the only exception.

Stanislas Wawrinka became the first man to defeat the Rafael Nadal No. 1 and Novak Djokovic No. 2 seeds at a Grand Slam since Sergi Bruguera at the 1993 French Open

Stanislas Wawrinka, who is now the lowest seeded player to win a Grand Slam title since Gaston Gaudio (unseeded) won Roland Garros in 2004, also took a lap around the Rod Laver Arena to acknowlede cheering fans.

Stanislas Wawrinka climbed five spots to number three - behind Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic - in the latest ATP rankings after winning his first Grand Slam title

Having played in 36 five-setter in his career,Stanislas Wawrinka was only too relived to have finally tasted a Grand Slam win. "The last time I was here, I cried. This year, I still don't know if I am dreaming," he said at the post match ceremony. "This is definitely my best Grand Slam and I would like to congratulate my team."

Stanislas Wawrinka's previous best results in a Grand Slam were quarterfinals of Australian Open (2011, 2014) and French Open (2013), and semifinals of US Open (2013)

17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer was the first to congratulate compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka on phone after his Australian Open victory

The Swiss press on Monday Jan 27,2014 hailed the "impossible exploit" of newly-crowned Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka

.Stanislas Wawrinka

"Giant," headlined Le Matin, including a signed poster of the player inside a 14-page spread dedicated to the "triumph" of the native of Saint-Barthelemy, a village which was renamed "Stan-Barthelemy" by its mayor on Sunday.

Headlines of Swiss Newspapers on Stanislas Wawrinka's 2014 Australian Open Men's Singles Title Win 


 

 

 

 

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