French Open Andy Murray caught cold by Stan Wawrinka in straight sets defeat

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Murray wins just six games in an hour and 27 minutes
‘A bit simpler than I expected,’ Wawrinka admits

It was hardly the reunion Andy Murray envisaged but, three years after losing to Stan Wawrinka in a semi-final that few present will forget, there was little he could do against the power of the Swiss in three mercifully quick sets on the opening day of the 2020 French Open.
Wawrinka won 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in an hour and 27 minutes in a near-empty Court Philippe Chatrier on a wickedly cold Sunday afternoon, a towering anti-climax for the loser and the tournament. Their 2017 epic took nearly three hours longer - and wrecked both of them for a worryingly long time. Continue reading...

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