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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.

Second round action will conclude on Day 4 of the ATP Umag 250. Former champion Stan Wawrinka and current champion Francisco ...

Wawrinka broke to take the second set when Djokovic slapped a backhand long on a 23-stroke point. Djokovic spiked his racket, caught it, and slammed it a second time, mangling the thing.

With Wawrinka serving, Murray gets ahead in the game 30-15 thanks to a well-executed lob. He moves to 40-15 and double break point after Wawrinka goes for a winner but fires wide of the line.

Wawrinka 6-4 MurrayWawrinka gets up 40-15, giving him two set points. Murray wins the first one before a shocking miss from Wawrinka gets the score back to deuce. Murray had come to the net ...

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.

But Djokovic was never able to find any consistency and duly allowed Wawrinka to level at 3-3. Wawrinka unleashed another unstoppable backhand to break the Djokovic resistance for a 5-4 lead.

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.

A Djokovic backhand that sailed long ended the nearly four-hour slugfest at Arthur Ashe Stadium. "This is amazing," Wawrinka said at the trophy ceremony.

Wawrinka broke to take the second set when Djokovic slapped a backhand long on a 23-stroke point. Djokovic spiked his racket, caught it, and slammed it a second time, mangling the thing.