Wawrinka powers to victory over Korean teenager


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 04 Sep 2015

Stan Wawrinka of Swizterland hits a backhand against Hyeon Chung of Korea (not pictured) on day four of the 2015 U.S. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stan Wawrinka outslugged promising South Korean teenager Chung Hyeon 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 7-6(6) to reach the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Thursday.

The French Open champion belted 26 aces and hammered 62 winners on another sweltering hot day at Flushing Meadows but the 19-year-old Chung held his own against the Swiss fifth seed, ripping 28 winners.

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