Stan Wawrinka vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: Score and Reaction from 2015 French Open

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Published: June 5, 2015

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No. 8 Stan Wawrinka enjoyed little support during Friday's French Open semifinal clash with No. 14 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but the Swiss star blocked it out and came through with a 6-3, 6-7(1), 7-6(3), 6-4 win to advance to his first men's singles final at Roland Garros.

The match was a grind for Wawrinka, but he ultimately prevailed due to Tsonga's inability to convert break points, according to ESPN Tennis:



While Wawrinka is now in line to potentially win the second Grand Slam title of his burgeoning career, Tsonga's defeat continues a lengthy drought for Frenchmen in the French Open final, per Stuart Fraser of the Daily Mail:



Wawrinka was aware that the French Open fans would be firmly behind their countryman, but he wasn't worried about the partisan crowd impacting his performance, according to the ATP World Tour website.

"When I played [Gilles] Simon on [Court Suzanne] Lenglen, I got booed. It doesn't really affect me. I don't have any problem," Wawrinka said. "I don't think you can change the results. I don't think [crowd support] is what's going to make me win or [Tsonga] win."

It was clear the 2014 Australian Open champion wasn't intimidated in the opening set, as he breezed to a 6-3 win in just 35 minutes. The form he displayed in defeating Swiss countryman Roger Federer in the quarterfinals seemed to carry over into the semis, but Tsonga showed the resiliency he has become known for.

Although Tsonga fell behind 4-2 in the second set and was in danger of going down 2-0 in terms of sets, he managed to battle back and level the second frame up at 4-4.

When that occurred, the Court Philippe Chatrier crowd Wawrinka had previously silenced finally came to life, per Roland Garros on Twitter:



With the momentum finally in Tsonga's favor, he pushed the second set to a tiebreak. It was crucial, as a loss would have put the Frenchman in a ...
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