In an mentally daunting and physically challenging finale at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, Stanislas Wawrinka proved yet again, that when it comes to the biggest stages, he is the man. The Swiss defeated the defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic in four sets of high octane tennis, to clinch his first US Open title and third major overall.
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Stan鈥檚 6-7(1) 6-4 7-5 6-3 win, now makes him the oldest slam winner since Agassi in 2003. Wawrinka proved to be the more courageous of the two when it came to decisive points and looked the far more composed than the Serbian across the net. The fourth set was also more about Novak鈥檚 injury on the toe, as he wobbled in between the points. However, the Serbian was chasing balls well during the rallies and it didn鈥檛 look like he was struggling to get the balls back or play his shots.
Everything aside, it was a moment to savor for tennis fans across the world and they took twitter to congratulate Stan on his astonishing triumph.
Gratulation #StanTheMan !!!馃弳 @stanwawrinka
.@stanwawrinka reflects on pre-final nerves & how he beat the World No1. More: bit.ly/2cdaAUz #ATP #usopen
Amazing tennis by @stanwawrinka and mental toughness.Congrats to @normansweden
Power tennis... Mental toughness...@stanwawrinka Congratulations...2016 USOpen Champion...馃憡
The winning moment!!! @usopen @stanwawrinka congrats!!
It's unfair not to count @stanwawrinka in top 4. @rogerfederer or @RafaelNadal can be left out but #StanTheMan should be there @usopen
"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." Or just win the @USOpen against the World No.1! #StanTheMan 馃憦馃憦馃憦
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Fantastic @usopen Men's Final. @stanwawrinka & @DjokerNole gave all! Stan won big pts incl 14 of 17 break pts. Congrats to Stan on #GS 3.
Congrats to all at the @usopen Well played my mate @DjokerNole and to the new champion @stanwawrinka amazing effort
Not his day today but credit to @DjokerNole for fighting through the pain til the end. A great effort by a great champ. #USOpen
The GIG: From 10% to 100%. How Stan #Wawrinka launched an almighty comeback against Novak #Djokovic: bit.ly/2chYgNm
Don't forget he is Four time Chennai Open champion too!! #Wawrinka
#StanWawrinka In the age of boring 2 handed players it's always heartening to see a single handed backhand player win a slam. It's classic.