Monday, January 27, 2014
Australian Open 2014 Final Aftermath
Eighth seed Stanislas Wawrinka captured his first Grand Slam championship title on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6,
6-3 victory over top seed Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. It was his first victory over Nadal in 13
FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings.
Wawrinka will become Switzerland's No. 1 player ahead of Roger Federer, when the updated Emirates ATP Rankings
are published on Monday. World No. 1 Nadal had been bidding to become the first double career Grand Slam champion
in the Open Era. Only Roy Emerson and Rod Laver have won each major on two or more occasions in tennis history.
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Way to go Stan! What a powerful attack from the first game of the match. Rafael may have been injured but that 'injury' was a product of your overpowering him.
Is this the beginning of the end of the Nadal era? Go Stan go!
Way to go Stan! What a powerful attack from the first game of the match. Rafael may have been injured but that 'injury' was a product of your overpowering him.
Is this the beginning of the end of the Nadal era? Go Stan go!
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