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Wawrinka Sails Past Fognini

Third seed Stan Wawrinka withstood an early surge from 28th seed Fabio Fognini in their third-round match on Saturday at Roland Garros, saving three set points before cruising to a 7-6(2), 6-0, 6-2 victory. The 2015 champion improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head record against Fognini to 5-1, including a win at this very round in Roland Garros in 2010. Wawrinka is through to the second week at this event for the seventh time. He also saved three set points in his opening round over qualifier Josef Kovalik. After starting his clay-court season with a tame 2-3 record, Wawrinka is on a six-match win streak on the red dirt. He successfully defended his title on home soil last week in Geneva...

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Wawrinka Prevails Past Tricky Match-Up In Paris

Stan Wawrinka hit 16 aces to persist through a tricky second-round contest on Thursday at Roland Garros, advancing 6-4, 7-6(5), 7-5 against Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov, who had won a clay-court title earlier this year at the Argentina Open (d. Nishikori). “I think was a really good match. I'm really happy with my game today,” Wawrinka said. “I think in general he was playing well. I knew what to expect against him. I needed to be focused on myself.” The third-seeded Wawrinka moves into the third round in Paris for the 10th time and has yet to drop a set during his 2017 Roland Garros campaign. He's trying to become only the third man in the Open Era to win three...

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