MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
World No. 3 Stanislas Wawrinka captured his maiden Masters 1000 title on Sunday in Monte Carlo, Monaco, defeat 17-time grand slam winner Roger Federer 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2. In a match that saw both one-handed backhand players pound groundstrokes from the baseline, it was Wawrinka who upped his game to force a third and final set. Winning 80 percent of his first serve points, Wawrinka hit five aces and broke Federer’s serve on three occasions. The Swiss No. 1 now leads the ATP Point total for 2014.
Federer, who was in search of his first-ever Monte Carlo title, fell to 0-4 in the championship round of the event.
