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Stan Wawrinka Stuns Novak Djokovic to be Crowned US Open Champion

September 12, 2016 07:41

Stan Wawrinka clinched the third Grand Slam title of his career when he beat Novak Djokovic in the US Open final

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The Arthur Ashe Stadium was ready to host the last two matches of the 2016 US Open (All images courtesy AFP)
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In the first match, 12th seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova took on top seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the women's doubles final
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American-Czech pairing of Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova toppled the top seeds to emerge winners
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French top seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic had to be content with the runners-up trophy
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Then it was the main one! Stan Wawrinka vs Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final
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Top seed Djokovic fought well to win the first set in a tie-breaker
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But Swiss ace Wawrinka rallied back to clinch the second set and level the match at 1-set all
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Third seed Wawrinka also went on to win the third 7-5 to take a lead in the match for the first time
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The fourth set was the last chance to make a comeback
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But he failed to do so as he lost the fourth and final set 3-6
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Djokovic's coach and former tennis great Boris Becker tried his best to motivate the Serb but it was not his day
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Djokovic hugged and congratulated Wawrinka on his maiden US Open triumph
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This is Wawrinka's third Grand Slam title after also winning the 2014 Australian Open and 2015 French Open
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Which means that he has won at least one Major trophy in the last three years
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After the match, Wawrinka said he had surprised himself with the title win at Flushing Meadows in New York

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