2016 Chennai Open Final: [1] Stan Wawrinka vs [8] Borna Coric

[Garhi Shot First]

9 minutes into the game so far. Stan finally has a GP again.

Aww, darn. I didn't want it to end, but Stan finally holds to consolidate. 5-2

 

[Pagoo]

Wawrinka fighting to consolidate the break.

 

[The Green Mile]

Vamos Stan. 2 first serves and he holds for 5-2.

 

[Pagoo]

Finally holds. Coric is such a fighter. Nice to see.

 

[Krish872007]

Such an important game.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Coric is showing some great stuff. Win or lose, he can hold his head high after reaching his first ATP final here.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Another bad overrule! lol

 

[Garhi Shot First]

An ace to close out the set. 6-3 Stan

 

[The Green Mile]

First set to Wawrinka, 6/3. Good match so far.

 

[Dolgopolov85]

As expected, Stan has too much game for Coric but this has already been more entertaining than last year's final where Stan crushed Bedene. Coric is playing some amazing tennis and will, hopefully, only get better from here.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

LOL @ Stan's picture. Don't they have anything more recent?

 

[racquetreligion]

3hour semi even Nadal could not do as well after Moya semi as Coric is doing now

 

[Pagoo]

Stan is not ready to relinquish his hold on Chennai. Good effort from Coric though.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Stan is like the Giorgi of men's tennis. Maybe not quite to the same extent, but in effect.

 

[The Green Mile]

Coric apologizing there. Meanwhile, Stan has blasted backhands straight at Coric at the net, lol...

 

[Garhi Shot First]

LOL Coric targeting Stan's family jewels there, it seemed.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Even after losing to him in the SF, Stan's bestie Paire is watching the match. #GROAT

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Clutch play from Coric. He holds for 2-1

 

[The Green Mile]

Coric holds as he deflects another backhand aimed straight at him. 2-1...

 

[Sir Percival Blakeney]

Coric still has many good years ahead of him, but he might just fail to go beyond the role of a poor man's Djoker.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Coric holds as he deflects another backhand aimed straight at him. 2-1...

Some undercurrents between Stan and the young guns.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

What is the speed of the Chennai courts?

 

[The Green Mile]

LOL, Coric. Easiest of shots there...

 

[The Green Mile]

What is the speed of the Chennai courts?

Around medium/medium fast compared to the courts of today?

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Around medium/medium fast compared to the courts of today?

Thank you!

 

[The Green Mile]

Thank you!

That's just my opinion. Don't know what it "officially" is.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

That's just my opinion. Don't know what it "officially" is.

I appreciate it. Medium seems right to me, too. Not fast, but not as sluggish as some.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

3hour semi even Nadal could not do as well after Moya semi as Coric is doing now

and that was peak cattle...

 

[The Green Mile]

A couple of errors and Stan has love 30...

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Coric has to hold here. 4 all in the 2nd.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

6-3 4-5

Coric got a little lucky in that last game. Fell off a bit, but Stan did, too.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

That has to be a sickening feeling: to hit a short, loopy ball and see Stan stepping up with plenty of time on the BH side.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Fantastic point!

 

[The Green Mile]

Great point! Stan has 2 BPs...

 

[The Green Mile]

Stan gets a code violation and is not happy. But a massive backhand winner and he breaks!

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Pinpoint BH DTL to get the break. 6-5 Stan

What was he upset about, before that? Did anyone catch it?

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Stan gets a code violation and is not happy. But a massive backhand winner and he breaks!

I was wondering what the drama was. What was the code violation for?

 

[The Green Mile]

I was wondering what the drama was. What was the code violation for?

Time violation (I think). Don't know what Stan said...

 

[Krish872007]

Stan nearly there - another title in Chennai

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Time violation. Don't know what Stan said...

Ah, okay. I thought it was an audible obscenity warning, maybe.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

He does it! 3rd Chennai championship in a row!

 

[The Green Mile]

Stan wins 6/3 7/5! 3rd Chennai title. Good match. Respectable fight from Borna in his 1st final. Stan's heavy hitting too much for Coric in the end, and got a lot more free points off his serve.

 

[The Green Mile]

Ah, okay. I thought it was an audible obscenity warning, maybe.

Yeah, it might have been. I wasn't really paying attention...

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Coric should take the positives from this match. It was a well fought tournament by him. Reaching his first ATP final--the first teenager to do so in several years! Nothing to be ashamed of at all.

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

The right Swiss man won.

The right man also won Chennai.

The right man lost in the Chennai final.

The right men also reached the Chennai final.

 

[Bukmeikara]

Indians can officially name a stadium after Stan, I really doubt that someone would pass his 4 titles.

 

[stringertom]

Coric's result in the final suggests he played like Djokoray...good enough to push Wawrinka a bit but not enough to really test the King of Chennai.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

A lot of young bucks are going to be rising fairly quickly this year.

PS, about ****ING TIME &^&$&^&"^&$^^&^%**^&^&%&^$%%%%$%$%£^^&£"!!!"~~~~###################

 

[Garhi Shot First]

Side note: Stan is now 8-0 in finals since the start of 2014. Last loss to Mahut in 2013, at 's-Hertogenbosch. 4-9 before that.