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Swiss third seed Wawrinka wins US Open

Swiss third seed Wawrinka wins US Open
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Third seed Stan Wawrinka has taken the men’s US Open title – beating top-seeded defending champion Novak Djokovic.

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Third seed Stan Wawrinka has taken the men’s US Open title – beating top-seeded defending champion Novak Djokovic.

It is the third grand slam title of the 31-year-old’s career.

The match was a four setter: 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3.

Wawrinka also defeated Djokovic on his way to winning the 2014 Australian Open and the French Open the following year.

When stanwawrinka</a> faces No. 1 in a Slam final, he wins. Takes <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/usopen?src=hash">#usopen</a> crown vs. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Djokovic?src=hash">#Djokovic</a>: <a href="https://t.co/YHsO44yF74">https://t.co/YHsO44yF74</a> <a href="https://t.co/pFOw18mNbv">pic.twitter.com/pFOw18mNbv</a></p>&mdash; US Open Tennis (usopen) 12 September 2016

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