PARIS — Stan Wawrinka has been late to the party, yet very much the life of the party, when it comes to Grand Slam finals.
He did not reach his first until age 28 and is now 3 for 3 on tennis’s biggest occasions. He clearly relishes the thin air at the season’s peaks, which is all for the best, because he could hardly ask for a tougher climb than the one he faces on Sunday.
Stan is now the only man between Rafael Nadal and “La Decima”: a 10th French Open title.