Stanislas Wawrinka, the 30-year old World No. 4 from Switzerland, has beaten Novak Djokovic on Sunday to capture the Men's Single Title at the 2015 French Open. The win earned him the distinction as the oldest player to win tennis' premiere clay court tournament in 25 years since Andres Gomez defeated Andre Agassi, according to BBC.

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Wawrinka, also the winner of the2014 Australian Open, halted Djokovic's own win streak at 28 and ended the Serbian's magical run at Roland Garros. The Swiss dropped the first set, 4-6, then came storming back in the competition to take sets two to four, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, in three hours and 12 minutes en route to his second career major since he turned pro in 2002.

"Stan the Man," as he is fondly called by the press, also revealed that he had to overcome personal adversity and focus all his emotions on the court to produce "the finest tennis of his career." The Guardian revealed Wawrinka ended his marriage of six years to Swiss TV personality Ilham Vuilloud in mid-April.

He must have found some refuge on Court Philippe Chatrier to aggressively take the fight to Djokovic. After being under siege in the opening set, the "pyjama shorts" wearing Swiss overcame a poor service game against the sport's best returner. He also uncorked a barrage of one-handed backhand stokes that completely stunned the game's poster boy for powerful two-handed backhands

To say Djokovic was favored to win the tournament is a complete understatement.  "The Joker" was surrounded with an air of invincibility with only two losses in his last 44 outings in 2015.  He also overcame French Open king Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and World No. 3 Andy Murray in the semis to book his ticket to the finals. To many observers and fans, Djokovic was primed to capture a French Open title and complete a rare career Grand Slam to join an elite cast of seven other greats, namely, Andre Agassi, Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Roger Federer, Rod Laver, Nadal and Fred Perry.

Nonetheless, Djokovic displayed class and offered plenty of praise to his rival after their game. Sports Illustrated reported Djokovic commending Wawrinka's character while adding the he deserved the win and earned the respect of his peers.

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