Wawrinka says he ran out steam against nervous Djokovic


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 08 Sep 2013

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Defeated U.S. Open semi-finalist Stanislas Wawrinka was moved by the support he received from a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday but simply ran out of steam in a five-set loss to top seed Novak Djokovic.

"Unfortunately I struggled a little bit physically," Wawrinka told reporters after an enthralling 2-6 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3 6-4 battle with Djokovic. "I think that this was completely different match than the (fourth round) match we played in the Australian Open.

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