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Tennis: Wawrinka beats Ferrer to clinch Portugal title

Stanislas Wawrinka won his first title since 2011 when he upset top seed David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4 to claim the Portugal Open title on Sunday. The Swiss claimed his fourth career trophy, three of which have come on clay. The 28-year-old last won a tournament at Chennai in January two years ago. Ferrer, ranked fourth in the world, was burdened by 31 unforced errors in the 64-minute loss. The win was the second for Switzerland at the tournament after Roger Federer lifted the 2008 title and played the final two years later.

Tennis-Teary Wawrinka gave everything in Djokovic defeat

By Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A teary Stanislas Wawrinka was adamant there was nothing more he could have done to beat Novak Djokovic after going down to the defending champion in a late-night thriller at the Australian Open on Sunday. In a fourth-round match that finished at 1.40am local time, the Swiss, who took an early 6-1, 5-2 lead and had chances to gain a break in the fifth set, was eventually beaten by the world number one 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-7 12-10 after five hours and two minutes.
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