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It was Wawrinka's first win against Federer in a Grand Slam after going 0-for-4, including two losses at Roland Garros. "I'm really happy, for sure," an emotional Wawrinka said later. "Really happy.

Federer, who recently retired as a 20-time Grand Slam champ, ended up walking away with the 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 victory but the match includes fiery exchanges between Wawrinka and Mirka Federer.

But Wawrinka added No. 2 this year at the French Open, beating Federer in the quarterfinals along the way. Still, that was only Wawrinka’s third victory in 19 career matches against Federer.

Wawrinka came into this match having played substantially more tennis than Federer in Paris, including a 389-point fourth-rounder against Stefanos Tsitsipas. But he looked no worse for wear, and ...

For years, Wawrinka toiled in his countryman's not-insignificant shadow, a top-20 player who would occasionally win a smaller tournament or get to the quarterfinals of a major - while Federer was ...

Wawrinka's emergence from Federer's shadow really began in May 2013, when Wawrinka began working with coach Magnus Norman, the Swede who reached world No. 2 as a player and made the French Open ...

Wawrinka fought back strongly after being outplayed in the first two sets, but Federer held on to win 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 and reach his 28th Grand Slam final.

Back in the day, the 31-year-old Wawrinka always accepted second chair to Federer — he was the backup Swiss citizen of men’s tennis, the guy behind the best in the world.

Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka took an early lead in a Swiss showdown at Wimbledon Wednesday, but fourth-seeded Roger Federer ultimately came out on top 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4 to ...

Wawrinka trailed 2-4 but got it back to 5-all before he earned his fourth match point at 6-5. Federer saved it and won the next two points to secure the win.