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Stan Wawrinka has won as many Grand Slam titles as Andy Murray, but even after capturing the US Open the 31-year-old insists his record does not bear comparison with tennis' 'Big Four'.
That exclusive club of Novak Djokovic, Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have won 42 of the last 47 Grand Slams.
The only men to break that stranglehold are Juan Martin del Potro and Marin Cilic at the 2009 and 2014 US Open tournaments respectively...and Wawrinka.
The unassuming Swiss has won all three major finals in which he has appeared - the 2014 Australian Open, the 2015 French Open and now the 2016 US Open, secured with a four-set win (6-7, 6-4 7-5 6-3) over Djokovic on Sunday.
Djokovic believes world number three Wawrinka should be treated as a genuine heavyweight of the men's game.
"He deserves to be in the mix, no doubt about it. Stan has won three Grand Slams now and three different ones; Olympic medal," said the Serb.
"Been around for so many years, and he plays best in the big matches. I mean, he definitely deserves to be mentioned in the mix of top players."
But Wawrinka says he's happy with his status in the sport and that talk of a 'Big Five' does not stack up.
"Novak is always so nice with me. I love him. He's a good friend. He always say a lot of nice thing about me," said Wawrinka.
Congrats @stanwawrinka and @DjokerNole, it was a great @usopen final!! Stan, great champion!!"The Big Four, I'm really far from them. Just look at the tournaments they have won, how many years they've been there.
- Juan M. del Potro (@delpotrojuan) September 12, 2016
Congrats @stanwawrinka ???????? amazing!!!Wawrinka may be right to be reluctant to class himself in the elite if the cold facts and figures are any guide at all.
- Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) September 12, 2016
Most Grand Slam titles (By current Grand Slam champions) (Age 35) Roger Federer 17 (all-time record) (Age 30) Rafael Nadal 14 (Age 29) Novak Djokovic 12 (Age 29) Andy Murray 3 (Age 31) Stanislas Wawrinka 3 (Age 27) Juan Martin del Potro 1 (Age 27) Marin Cilic 1 Most Maters 1000 titles (By current Grand Slam champions) Novak Djokovic 30 Rafael Nadal 28 Roger Federer 24 Andy Murray 12 Stanislas Wawrinka 1 Marin Cilic 1 Overall career titles (By current Grand Slam champions) Roger Federer 88 Rafael Nadal 79 Novak Djokovic 67 Andy Murray 39 Juan Martin del Potro 18 Stanislas Wawrinka 15 Marin Cilic 15 Career high ranking (By current Grand Slam champions) Roger Federer 1 Rafael Nadal 1 Novak Djokovic 1 Andy Murray 2 Stanislas Wawrinka 3 Juan Martin del Potro 4 Marin Cilic 8 Wawrinka's record against Big Four Against Djokovic 5-19 Against Murray 7-9 Against Federer 3-18 Against Nadal 3-15 Wawrinka's Grand Slam finals record Played 3 Won 3 2014 Australian Open final He beat then world number one Rafael Nadal (6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3) 2015 French Open final He beat then world number one Novak Djokovic (4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4) 2016 US Open final He beat current world number one Novak Djokovic (6-7, 6-4 7-5 6-3) * Wawrinka won all three Grand Slam finals against world number one players * Wawrinka has won his last 11 final matches * 42 of the last 47 Grand Slams have been won by Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray * Since 2005 Australian Open, only three players - Wawrinka (2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open and 2016 US Open), Juan Martin del Potro (2009 US Open) and Marin Cilic (2014 US Open) - have managed to break the Big Four's stranglehold * 31-year-old Wawrinka is the second oldest man to win the US Open after Ken Rosewall who was 35 when he won in 1970 * Before beating Djokovic in Sunday's US Open final, Wawrinka had only one win over a top-10 player this year. And that was against Kei Nishikori at the US Open semifinal on last Friday |
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