Wawrinka wins revenge against Verdasco
ByReuters
Published 30/08/2016 at 20:03 GMT
Two-times grand slam winner Stan Wawrinka dealt Fernando Verdasco a rare first-round loss at the U.S.
Open, sweeping aside the Spaniard in straight sets on Tuesday.
The third-seeded Swiss dominated the left-handed Verdasco with his punishing groundstrokes to claim a measure of revenge with a 7-6(4) 6-4 6-4 victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Verdasco, ranked 46th, had won 12 of his 13 previous first-round matches at Flushing Meadows.
Wawrinka, winner of last year's French Open and the 2014 Australian Open, had trailed Verdasco 3-2 in head-to-head action after falling to the Spaniard in straight sets in the first round this year at the Queen's Club run-up to Wimbledon.
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