Wawrinka wins Japan Open title, beats Paire in final


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 11 Oct 2015

Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka holds the trophy after defeating Benoit Paire of France in the men's tennis single final of the Japan Open championships in Tokyo October 11, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

TOKYO (Reuters) - Switzerland's French Open champion Stan Wawrinka captured his fourth title this year when he beat his good friend Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the Japan Open on Sunday.

Wawrinka, in the best form of his life, needed just 65 minutes to win the one-sided final at the Ariake Colosseum, the venue that will stage the tennis competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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