MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Stanislas Wawrinka staged the biggest upset in a grand slam final for nearly half a decade when he put down a wounded Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 in a surreal Australian Open final to win his maiden major title on Sunday.
The record books will record a shock on a par with Juan Martin del Potro's victory over five-times defending champion Roger Federer at the 2009 U.S. Open but it was a far more complex evening than that.
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