Ordinarily restrained, Gasquet punched the air after clinching the first set when Wawrinka hit a backhand into the net. Down 3-0 in the second set, Wawrinka had his right thigh massaged.

Now it was Wawrinka’s turn to find some courage. After chipping his way meekly through much of the fifth set, he suddenly rifled a backhand up the line and followed it with a crosscourt forehand ...

The one-handed backhand has forever been recognised as one of the most artistic skills in sport. Few would argue there are more iconic sights in recent sporting memory than Roger Federer gracefully ...

Coco Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion and Stan Wawrinka, a three-time Grand Slam champion, have special reasons to celebrate their 2025 birthdays.

Wawrinka had a chance to end his losing streak ... his worst performance behind the initial shot of the night, netting a backhand and dropping serve. The 39-year-old recovered and claimed the ...

Tennis star Stan Wawrinka has weighed in on who he believes ... "It's especially tough with his high backhand shots coming at you nonstop. You feel like every single ball is coming at you, and ...

But again Wawrinka hit back with two breaks in the fourth set to take it into a fifth, just like their three previous Grand Slam encounters. Two double-faults and an overhit backhand cost Wawrinka ...

Bernet met Federer for the first time last year at the US Open and he has practised with Wawrinka as the pair share the same management team. Bernet, who possesses a beautiful one-handed backhand ...