Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Victor Hanescu 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca to win the second title of his career.
"I'm very happy with my win today," said Wawrinka. "I've lost five finals in a row and now finally I have the trophy in my hands. I felt great during the whole match and never allowed Victor to get into the game. I think this was my best match of the week."
"This is a great start to the clay court season and I hope to continue like that," said Wawrinka. "Now I look forward to next week in Monte-Carlo where my wife and daughter will travel with me for the first time."
Juan Ignacio Chela defeated Sam Querrey 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to claim the title at the US Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston.
He said afterwards: “Right now I feel wonderful. No words.”
“I’ve always said that as long as I’m enjoying the competition and I’m getting this adrenaline from the matches, I’m going to keep playing as long as I’m happy and especially after this win.”
“I grew up playing on clay courts so I’m used to staying in it,” said Chela. “It does get very difficult to be aggressive all the time on clay. Even [Roger] Federer sometimes has struggles with it. However, I think that that was the key here. I took my chances to be aggressive.”
“Truthfully I did it match by match,” he said of his challenging road to the title. “And then once I started winning my first match and my second match, I started to gain confidence. As I got closer to the end, I felt like I could take it.”
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ATP Weekend Winners: Stanislas Wawrinka and Juan Ignacio Chela
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