Ordinarily restrained, Gasquet punched the air after clinching the first set when Wawrinka hit a backhand into the net. Down 3-0 in the second set, Wawrinka had his right thigh massaged.

The one-handed backhand has forever been recognised as one of the most artistic skills in sport. Few would argue there are more iconic sights in recent sporting memory than Roger Federer gracefully ...

Now it was Wawrinka’s turn to find some courage. After chipping his way meekly through much of the fifth set, he suddenly rifled a backhand up the line and followed it with a crosscourt forehand ...

Coco Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion and Stan Wawrinka, a three-time Grand Slam champion, have special reasons to celebrate their 2025 birthdays.

Wawrinka had a chance to end his losing streak ... his worst performance behind the initial shot of the night, netting a backhand and dropping serve. The 39-year-old recovered and claimed the ...

But again Wawrinka hit back with two breaks in the fourth set to take it into a fifth, just like their three previous Grand Slam encounters. Two double-faults and an overhit backhand cost Wawrinka ...