Why was prime Wawrinka (Stanimal) able to dominate Djokovic?

[RS]

He was simply a better player.

 

[paolo2143]

He was simply a better player.

on the day he won yes, but overall definitely way below Joker, as their overall h2h and tournament results evidence.

 

[mike danny]

What happened in 2017. Was Fed in his prime/
in 2018 AO. Was he in prime.

He wasn't in his prime

And in 2019 W did he reach match point without playing prime.

Yes, exactly.

The Big 3 as they have shown they can play at high level during the slams even at 35+

High level is one thing, their best is another. Stan was playing his best tennis in those years not just merely high level. Federer wasn’t

 

[slal1984]

So Djokovic is leading 5-4 in that metric (slam h2h) and he apparently got dominated? Further, It's 21-6 in the overall h2h.

Yes Djoka got beat down in a manner no one expected. He got overpowered by the sheer weight of Wawrinka's shots.

Djoka is the better play no doubt, but no one has come close to dominating Djoka like Wawrinka did in the wins he had.

 

[mike danny]

Djokovic’s matches with Wawrinka make me wonder what the heck was Becker doing as a coach. Stan was literally his toughest opponent and Becker didn’t do squat to help Djokovic.