Stan
Wawrinka is one win away from a second grand slam title after the Swiss sealed
his place in the French Open final with a gutsy victory over Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga.
Tsonga
dominated large spells of the contest on Philippe Chatrier but was made to rue
16 missed break points as Wawrinka came through 6-3 6-7 (1/7) 7-6 (7/3) 6-4.
It means
France's 32-year wait for a home male champion at Roland Garros continues while
Wawrinka will now meet either Andy Murray or Novak Djokovic, who play later on
Friday.
Stan Wawrinka raises his arms after reaching the French Open final with victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsong
The Swiss star points towards his team after reaching the second grand slam final of his career
Tsonga gives the crowd a thumbs up as he leaves the court while Wawrinka applauds in the background
Tsonga waves goodbye to the partisan crowd after coming close to giving them a homegrown finalist
'It is a great feeling to play in another grand slam final,' Wawrinka said.
'It was a
tough match physically; the match could have been gone either way.
'Jo had
many opportunities to break me in the third. Against Jo it's always a tough
match, a tough battle, especially at Roland Garros.
'He
played a great tournament here, he deserved to be in the final like me but I'm
very happy I won today.'
Wawrinka gets down low to play a drop shot during his semi-final victory against Tsonga
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