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Wawrinka ‘in tears’ with nerves
- Updated: September 12, 2016
Stan Wawrinka says it took his best poker face to overcome Novak Djokovic in the US Open final after an attack of cramp, nerves – and even tears.
The Swiss beat world No 1 Djokovic 6-7 (1/7) 6-4 7-5 6-3 in New York to win his third grand slam title and leave Wimbledon as the only major eluding him.
And in the wake of his success, the No 3 seed revealed he had suffered his worst-ever nerves moments before he was due on court.
“Before the final I was really nervous like never before,” said Wawrinka, who at 31 is the oldest US Open winner since Ken Rosewall in 1970. “I was shaking in the locker-room.
“When we start talking five minutes before the match, last few things with [his coach] Magnus Norman, I started to cry. I was completely shaking.
“But the only thing I was convinced with myself was that my game was there. Physically I was …
