Wawrinka says ready to challenge for title at Roland Garros


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 30 Sep 2020

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - September 30, 2020 Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka in action during his second round match against Germany's Dominik Koepfer REUTERS/Charles Platiau

PARIS (Reuters) - Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka said he was ready to challenge for his second French Open title after a comfortable 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 win over German Dominik Koepfer to advance to the third round on Wednesday.

The 2015 Roland Garros champion put his muscular build to good effect to hit 51 crunching winners despite the slow conditions on Court Suzanne Lenglen in his first career meeting against the 61st-ranked German.

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