Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros - Paris, France - 22/05/16 Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland, 2015 tournament winner, attends a news conference. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen
PARIS (Reuters) - Stan Wawrinka has never arrived so late for a grand slam but believes his extended stay in Geneva where he won the claycourt title on Saturday was perfect preparation for his attempted defence of the French Open title.
While most players were already hitting on the Parisian dust, Wawrinka was beating Marin Cilic back home in Switzerland for his first claycourt title since stunning Novak Djokovic a year ago at Roland Garros.
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