Third seed Stan Wawrinka continued his dominance against seventh seed Marin Cilic in their quarter-final on Wednesday at Roland Garros, cruising into the final four with a convincing 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 triumph. @StanWawrinka l'emporte face à Marin Cilic ! RDV face au n°1 mondial Andy Murray en demi-finale ! #RG17 pic.twitter.com/P6bmIsjvVu — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 7, 2017 Wawrinka improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head with Cilic to 12-2 and has won their past eight matches. The Swiss star has prevailed in all five of their meetings on clay, including a victory at Roland Garros in 2008. “I didn't expect that score, but I was confident with my game. I knew he was playing good, but I was confident with what I was...
Don't look now but third seed Stan Wawrinka appears to be rounding into championship form again at Roland Garros. The 2015 titlist withstood Gael Monfils' best defensive tennis on Monday, combating the Frenchman's athletic ability with a barrage of power to advance 7-5, 7-6(7), 6-2 in two hours and 46 minutes. Wawrinka moves into his third consecutive Roland Garros quarter-final and his fourth overall. The 32-year-old Swiss also continued his dominance against Frenchmen at their home Grand Slam. He has won nine of his 10 match-ups against Frenchmen at Roland Garros. “It was a really close two sets. I think was a tough match, tough conditions, quite windy, a lot of tension, because we know each other so well. So...
Watch highlights of Stan Wawrinka beating Gael Monfils during the fourth round of Roland Garros on Monday. Peter Staples / ATP World Tour photo. Video courtesy Roland Garros.