Summary

  • Wawrinka comes from a set down to win in four

  • Djokovic 6-4 4-6 3-6 4-6 Wawrinka

  • Defeat denies Djokovic career Grand Slam

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Live Reporting

Mike Henson and Jonathan Jurejko

  1. Game, set and match - Wawrinka

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    We have a first time winner of the French Open! Stan Wawrinka that is, not Novak Djokovic....

    Brief hope for Djokovic, who has Wawrinka dancing all the court, before firing a forehand winner for advantage. But, for once, his nerves get the better of him, blowing his big moment and allowing Wawrinka back in a slightly ajar door.

    The Swiss sticks his foot there and pushes it wide open with two big serves that leave Djokovic rocking. And a - yep, you've guessed it - backhand winner down the line completes the job for Wawrinka!

  2. Has he's got it? No! So close from Wawrinka with his first serve - the Chatrier crowd thinks he has won. The umpire disagrees. Then Djokovic pounces on the Swiss's second serve to rescue deuce....

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    Djokovic wags his finger as a fierce Wawrinka forehand finds the net for 15-30. Stan, going for his second Slam, must be feeling the pressure. Can you blame him? But he has the Chatrier crowd fully behind him, spanking away another winner. Championship point...

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    Karen Horton: This tennis is outrageous. Should be enjoying the sun but it's too good

    Christopher David: This is a tremendous final. The momentum shifts make it an enthralling watch. Desperate for it to go to 5

    Gregory P: Big 4 becoming big 5 if Stan wins his 2nd Grand Slam? Makes him as successful as Muzza

  5. Wawrinka breaks

    Wawrinka manoeuvres himself into another 15-30 lead - can he push his foot down on the accelerator? Not this time! He goes long to let Djokovic back in. But then he roars back with a sublime one-handed backhand - his feared weapon - to nab a break point at 40-30. Power, spin, precision - sensational stuff.

    But then a serve and volley from Djokovic takes us to deuce. The man is cooler than a cucumber which has been left at the back of the fridge. Oh, hang on. Some more uncharacteristic uncertainty from the Serb gives Wawrinka another chance - and he takes it!

    A superb one-handed backhand (what else) races down the line for the break. Wawrinka is serving for the French Open title....

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    Monique Brown: "People are forgetting this is the Stan that beat Nadal in Australia Open final last year playing at this level."

    Gareth, Cardiff: "If he wins this, I think Wawrinka and Murray should merge together - Stan-dy? - then Murray's Wimbledon and US titles and Stan's Australian and French titles will give them the career slam."

  7. Incredible fight from Djokovic. Moments ago, he was 40-15 down on his own serve. Now he is 40-0 ahead on Wawrinka's toss. Three break points.

    The first... goes. Wawrinka draws Djokovic into a long rally, swatting away a forehand winner with the Serb rooted to the red dust. The second.... also goes. Wawrinka rocks back on his heels before unleashing another fierce backhand into the same corner. The third.... goes! Wawrinka forces deuce. Incredible fight from both men.

    The Swiss hits a service winner for advantage, then completes the job. Phew! Relief for the eighth seed, despair for the top seed.

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  8. Miles Maclagan
    Former coach to Andy Murray and Laura Robson on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "That was the response of a champion from Djokovic. He was able to dictate points there and he hasn't been able to do that for a while. That gives players massive confidence."

  9. Wawrinka is flying! Stan the man is buzzing around the Chatrier court like an angry wasp, desperate to pounce on everything he can. He lands on a couple of stinging forehands - two more break points for him. Djokovic looks shell-shocked as he wipes his furrowed brow with a towel.

    What has Djokovic got in his locker? The world number one rummages deep, plucking out a forehand volley winner and then a backhand equivalent as he creeps up to the net. He celebrates deuce like he has just been crowned French Open champion. A few more games like this and he might, just might, well be. The Serb completes the job, sparking more manic celebrations.

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    Steve Jones: This tennis match is awesome! Every point earned by brilliance!

    Danny: Since when has Wawrinka been able to defend like this?! He's neutralising Djokovic's big weapons. Incredible tennis.

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    All square. Wawrinka manages to keep hold of his serve, making Djokovic scramble across court and palm a forehand into the net. No real danger for the Swiss there.

  13. Annabel Croft
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "Anybody who has a ticket to this match is being treated. The level of play is extraordinary and it leaves you speechless. Stanislas is just not going away and I've never seen Novak look so undecided with some of his shot selection."

  14. Piers Newbery
    BBC Sport at Roland Garros

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    "Djokovic is gasping for breath at the changeover after that punishing rally on break point but there are no racquet-smashing antics this time, just a couple of lengthy glances towards his player box and the familiar command to a ball kid: "Banana please!"

  15. Wawrinka breaks back

    What. A. Game. Wawrinka reacquaints himself with this fourth set with a brilliant break! The Swiss eyes up a break at 15-30 before getting a full glimpse when Djokovic goes long - teeing up two break points for the eighth seed. The pair become embroiled in a slugfest - a welcome return after my complaints in the previous game - with Djokovic blinking first when he crashes a forehand into the net. Wawrinka repeatedly fistpumps the warm Parisian air. And that means he is happy.

  16. Miles Maclagan
    Former coach to Andy Murray and Laura Robson on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

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    "Stan doesn't need to reach the levels of the third set. The tennis he was playing before that was pretty impressive, so he just needs to get back to that. He needs to play to the situation as he has clearly had Djokovic rattled."

  17. Finally we have a bit of a lull in this match - not surprising after the intensity we have seen so far. Those long rallies have disappeared down the plug-hole, perhaps because both players, consciously or subconsciously, know they need to preserve some energy for a deciding set. An easy hold for Wawrinka is just what the Swiss star needs - and that's what he gets.

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    Novak Djokovic is motoring down the Roland Garros express and halfway towards the fourth set. A half chance at 15-30 for Wawrinka goes begging, the Swiss lambasting himself in his native tongue and looking up to the heavens as he lets off some steam. Djokovic brings an intense rally to an end with a precise forehand down the line for 40-30 and Wawrinka, now looking a little deflated, misjudging a forehand return to leave Djokovic coasting.

  19. Djokovic breaks

    Write Novak Djokovic off at your peril! Wawrinka, perhaps feeling the tension, eagerly moves into the net at 30-30. But the Swiss eighth seed was too eager, and slams a backhand volley into the tape. Novak widens his eyes in disbelief - he didn't expect this chance. And the Serb snaffles the opportunity at the first attempt.

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    One thing we know about Novak Djokovic is that he has the mental strength of a robot. If you were going to back one man to battle back from two sets to one down that it would be the ice-cool Serb. He opens up the fourth set with the ball in hand, and eases any tension with a hold as a Wawrinka forehand misses the target on the decisive point.