For all the talk of Andy Murray having finally turned the corner, the world number crashed out of the French Open at the hands of Stan Wawrinka. In what was a scintillating game of tennis, Stan beat Murray 6-7 6-3 5-7 7-6 6-1, to enter only his second French Open final.
This was a close match right from the get go, as Murray just shaded the first set 7-6. Stan then won the second set 6-3 while Murray took the next one 7-5. Stan then displayed some superb tennis in the fourth set, and finally won it 7-6 taking the game into a deciding final set.
The final set was surprisingly one sided, as Murray seemed to have lost his confidence. Stan Wawrinka won the last set 6-1 and thus reached the final of the French Open 2017.
Here are the Twitter reactions from the match.
"I'm proud of the tournament I had…one tiebreak from getting into final when I came into the tournament really struggling." -Andy Murray
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) June 9, 2017
Wawrinka's win means Djokovic will fall to No. 4 in the rankings on Monday. Wawrinka will be No. 2 if he wins the title or Nadal loses today
— Carl Bialik (@CarlBialik) June 9, 2017
87 winners for Wawrinka. Against Murray, that takes the heaviest artillery available
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) June 9, 2017
Wawrinka new world number 2 with a title at #RG17 of if Nadal loses today.
If Nadal wins #RG17 then Nadal #2, Wawrinka #3
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) June 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/TennisTV/status/873204292924166144
Wawrinka, in a marathon match that lived up to its billing, defeats Andy Murray, 6-7, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-1. Into 2nd French Open final.
— TENNIS.com (@Tennis) June 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/Dimonator/status/873203647462744064
As if men's tennis did not have enough great rivalries at the top, Murray now leads Wawrinka 10-8. It is 3-3 in Grand Slam tournaments
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) June 9, 2017
Stan Wawrinka beats Andy Murray on a non-hardcourt surface at a major tournament for the first time.
— Matt Zemek (@mzemek) June 9, 2017
Stan Wawrinka, at the age of 32, is the oldest Roland Garros men's singles finalist since 33-year-old Niki Pilic in 1973.
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) June 9, 2017
World no. 1 Andy Murray is out of #RG17 after he was beaten by Stan Wawrinka in five sets in the first semi-final. pic.twitter.com/UNmPaSAr3j
— SuperSport (@SuperSportTV) June 9, 2017
STANIMAL is into… the FINAL. Wawrinka beats Murray 6-7(6), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-1 to reach his 4th Slam final, 2nd #RolandGarros final pic.twitter.com/LGZGUKGwo8
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) June 9, 2017
#GrandSlam finals appearance #4 for #Wawrinka. He's 3-0 at that stage, btw.
— Scott Morissey (@sportsscott) June 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/AlanIlMagi/status/873207075479973888
It's safe to say that just like 5 years ago, Stan Wawrinka left his mark on me today.
Congrats on an incredible performance, champ'! #RG17 pic.twitter.com/Rum2lhGpRR
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) June 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/JohnnPasha/status/873206740174688256
https://twitter.com/saneeshps007/status/873206650408017920
Some of these stats from Wawrinka vs. Murray are staggering. Stan never took his foot off the gas #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/BnufzpynKq
— Paul Sherman (@photosbypsherm) June 9, 2017
Amazing game from #Murray and #Wawrinka!
A thought for the loser.
Nice fair play from #StanTheMan in the background!#RG17 #RG2017 pic.twitter.com/2gaugAHada— SpeakAboutTennis (@TennisSpeak) June 9, 2017
#RG17 Wawrinka did what @rogerfederer has done before; humble Murray. We salute the Swiss compatriot! Now for the honors.
— A.K (@akondaprince) June 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/vyuith12/status/873207736628125696
