{"id":76571,"date":"2024-04-04T11:52:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T09:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/?p=76571"},"modified":"2024-04-04T11:52:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T09:52:09","slug":"wawrinkas-overpowering-win-vs-federer-in-the-2014-monte-carlo-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/wawrinkas-overpowering-win-vs-federer-in-the-2014-monte-carlo-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Wawrinka&#8217;s overpowering win vs. Federer in the 2014 Monte-Carlo final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/wawrinka-monte-carlo-2024-preview-feature\"><em>This story is courtesy of ATPTour.com.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ten years ago,\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stan Wawrinka<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0beat his friend and rival\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Roger Federer<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in an all-Swiss final to claim his first and only ATP Masters 1000 title at the\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The milestone victory followed Wawrinka&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Australian Open<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0title earlier in the 2014 season and demonstrated his clay-court prowess \u2014 a harbinger of his\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Roland Garros<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0trophy run in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The third-seeded Wawrinka did not lose a set en route to the final, winning tie-breaks against\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Milos Raonic<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">David Ferrer<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to reach the title match. But he had to battle back from behind to secure a 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 victory against Federer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt\u2019s amazing for me. It\u2019s always special to play against Roger, my best friend and the best player ever,&#8221; Wawrinka, then 29, said post-match. &#8220;It\u2019s always difficult to play him, especially in the final.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rain briefly suspended play after Wawrinka surrendered an early break advantage in set two, but the Swiss found a new gear when the match resumed. After clinching the second-set tie-break with an overhead, he stormed to a 4-0 lead in the final set by overpowering his countryman down the stretch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Prior to the milestone win, Wawrinka had competed in two previous Masters 1000 finals in Rome (2008) and Madrid (2013). He would later reach the 2017 Indian Wells final.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI did an amazing job this week, beating some amazing players. Physically, when I\u2019m at my best, I have a chance to beat all those guys,&#8221; assessed Wawrinka, who cruised past\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Marin Cilic<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in his opening match. \u201cI\u2019m going to enjoy this, I think that\u2019s important. It feels great, winning on clay, winning against Roger, it\u2019s really special.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Though Wawrinka was upset by an unseeded\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lleyton Hewitt<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the first round at\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Roland Garros<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> later that season, the confidence he gained from his Monte-Carlo triumph helped him win his second major title in Paris in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For Federer, the Monte-Carlo defeat was one of his three losses to Wawrinka in their 25 Lexus ATP Head2Head meetings. It was also his fourth and final appearance in the Monte-Carlo title match, after three consecutive losses to\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rafael Nadal<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from 2006-08. Monte-Carlo and Rome are the only two ATP Masters 1000s the Swiss did not win in his legendary career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Despite his personal disappointment, the former No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings was quick to credit his good friend for his effort in the final.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cOf course, I\u2019m very happy for Stan,\u201d Federer, then 32, told reporters. \u201cTo take the opportunities when they\u2019re there, that\u2019s key in a tennis player\u2019s career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I think it\u2019s one of the those finals that I could have won. But Stan was tougher at the end. 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