PARIS: Stan Wawrinka shattered French hopes of a first men’s singles champion in 32 years on Friday when he outlasted Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-7 (1/7), 7-6 (7/3) 6-4 in the first of the semi-finals.
It was a consummate performance from the Swiss stylist and he will harbour high hopes of taking a second Grand Slam title on Sunday.
The 2014 Australian Open winner reached the final in Paris for the first time having lost just two sets along the way.
“It was a huge battle, very difficult physically, a lot of intensity on both sides and it could have gone either way,” said Wawrinka. “Tsonga had a great tournament and deserves just as much as me to be in the final.”
Published in The Express Tribune, June 6th, 2015.
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