Wawrinka indifferent to impact of Djokovic victory


Novak Djokovic of Serbia (L) and Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland (R) share a light moment during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 14, 2016. AFP PHOTO / PAUL CROCK --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - For someone who was the only man to beat world number one Novak Djokovic in a grand slam in 2015, Stan Wawrinka was indifferent about the attention on the feat heading into this year's Australian Open.

Djokovic was virtually untouchable last year as he compiled an 82-6 win-loss record and won three grand slam titles as well as six of the eight ATP 1000 top-tier tournaments he played.

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