Stanislas Wawrinka does not care about joining the Big Four club. Good for him, because he is the King of his own empire. Like a begonia, that prospers and blossoms in the shade, Wawrinka has risen like a phoenix after spending several years in the giant shadow of Roger Federer.
Over the past three years, Magnus Norman and Wawrinka have authored a makeover that is staggering to imagine and a treat to watch. In the final last night, just as he did last year in Paris, Wawrinka came back from a set down to trounce the best player in the world 6-7(1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3.
Wawrinka lost nine of his first 13 finals, but since then the Swiss has won eleven straight including all three Grand Slam finals against the reigning World No 1. It is a truly remarkable story of grit and resolve, built upon the rubble of a decade of bruising defeats.
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