Novak Djokovic vs. Stan Wawrinka: Highlights, Comments, Stats and Prize Money

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Published: September 12, 2016

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Novak Djokovic may be a 12-time major champion, No. 1 in the world and one of the best men's tennis players in recent history, but Stan Wawrinka captured the 2016 U.S. Open title on Sunday at Flushing Meadows, New York.

Wawrinka fought back from a tiebreaker loss in the first set to win the next three and come away with the 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 triumph. He didn't lose focus after Djokovic dominated that early tiebreaker, and the result was Wawrinka's third Grand Slam title and first U.S. Open championship. 

As for Djokovic, he failed to defend his U.S. Open title after beating Roger Federer in the final of last year's tournament. He also missed a chance to clinch his third Grand Slam championship of the year after capturing titles at the French and Australian Opens. 

According to the U.S. Open's official website, Wawrinka earned $3.5 million as the U.S. Open winner, while Djokovic settled for $1.75 million as the runner-up.

 

Match and Highlights Djokovic put things on early cruise control and jumped ahead 5-2 in the first set. However, Wawrinka fought all the way back to force a tiebreaker, but the world's No. 1 player responded with an overwhelming performance in that tiebreaker.

He won seven of the eight points and jumped ahead 1-0 after a back-and-forth first set. The U.S. Open shared his set point:



Wawrinka carried that fighting spirit into the second set and won by a single break at 6-4 to even the match. He earned the set with a break when Djokovic made an uncharacteristic error, as the U.S. Open shared:



It was more of the same tightly fought drama in the third set when Wawrinka and Djokovic traded momentum. Wawrinka won the first three games of the set, but Djokovic bounced back with three straight of his own to tie it at 3-3. They traded the next five games, and Djokovic was set up to serve and force another tiebreaker.<...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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