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Points won directly on serve:
27 % Wawrinka – 26 of 93
22 % Federer – 23 of 103

The second all-Swiss final in history: Rosset defeated Federer 2-6 6-3 7-6(5) in Marseille 2000 in the first all-Swiss…. Federer (experiencing his first ATP final then) was two points from the title at 5-all in the deciding tie-break, this time he was three points away when he cut Wawrinka’s lead in the tie-break from 3:6 to 5:6 – Wawrinka converted his third set point with an overhead approaching the net after a solid serve on Federer’s backhand… There was a 5-minute break due to rain when Wawa led 3:2* in the 2nd set. Wawrinka has defeated Federer just 2 times in 15 matches – both victories in Monte Carlo (the previous one 6-4 7-5 in 2009). “It’s always special to play Roger,” said Wawrinka after his first ‘Masters 1000’ triumph. “We know it’s always a strange match, especially being in the final here. He’s my best friend on the tour. We respect each other so much. I’m just trying on the court to win the match. Before and after, we are still very good friends. During the match, we just try everything to win. Today I’m really happy to take that one.”

Wawrinka’s route to his 7th title:
2 Marin Cilic 6-0, 6-2
3 Nicolas Almagro w/o
Q Milos Raonic 7-6(5), 6-2
S David Ferrer 6-1, 7-6(3)
W Roger Federer 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2

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