Paris has a new King of Clay and, against all expectations, his name is not Novak Djokovic. Stanislas Wawrinka shocked the world No1 - and the tennis world in general - with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory over three hours and 12 minutes on a warm, pleasant day at odds with the brutal nature of a final that took each of them to the limit of their resources.
Wawrinka, who moves up to No4 in the rankings, first thought the title was his until an over-rule on his first serve at 40-30 in the fourth set after three hours and 10 minutes, and Djokovic got break point after a net cord fell kindly for him.