It helped that Wawrinka, a Francophone from Lausanne, which is close to the French border, was an honorary home player in Paris. Wawrinka’s 6-3, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3), 6-4 win lasted nearly four hours.

Stan Wawrinka and his wondrous one-handed backhand managed to pull off a feat no man outside tennis's Big Four had achieved in the past 40 grand slams -- to win two major titles.

He's made inroads on Wawrinka's serve twice, but simply isn't able to snatch points away with one strike in the way that Wawrinka can, with his bludgeoning serve and at-times electrifying backhand.

Federer broke for a 3-2 lead when Wawrinka's backhand long, and served out the first set when his countryman over-hit another backhand.

And once again, Djokovic came up one victory shy, stopped by the eighth-seeded Wawrinka and his magical, one-handed backhand. Wawrinka won his first French Open championship and second major title ...

Wawrinka nonchalantly dispatches a backhand down the line to give Murray no chance of making the return. He then slices a spinning shot to Murray’s backhand which drops short of the net.

Wawrinka 7-6, 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 Tsitsipas* (next server) Tsitsipas thinks he's about to land a blow when he slides a brilliant backhand pass down low at Wawrinka's shoelaces.

Stanislas Wawrinka won the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time after rallying to beat Roger Federer 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in an all-Swiss final on Sunday.

James Alex:, external Nadal/Del Potro forehand, Wawrinka backhand and the champion mentality of Federer makes the complete tennis supreme. Federer to win a Slam in 2015 and Nishikori/Dimitrov to ...

Stan Wawrinka marches on 😤 The 40-year-old overcomes Noguchi 6-3, 6-4 to book his spot in the Cancun quarterfinals ...

James Alex:, external Nadal/Del Potro forehand, Wawrinka backhand and the champion mentality of Federer makes the complete tennis supreme.