Stan Wawrinka became the oldest US Open men’s champion in 46 years when he defeated world number one Novak Djokovic to claim a third Grand Slam title on Sunday.
Wawrinka, the 31-year-old third seed, triumphed 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 after almost four hours of high intensity tennis.
He even held his nerve when the final threatened to erupt into controversy after Djokovic twice called medical timeouts in the fourth set.
Wawrinka is the oldest winner of the men’s tournament since 35-year-old Ken Rosewall in 1970 and the first over 30 to take the title since Pete Sampras in 2002.
Here are some of the best Twitter reactions to Wawrinka’s brilliant comeback win.
Slam/Masters titles ratios:
Federer: 17/24 — 71%Nadal: 14/28 — 50%Djokovic: 12/30 — 40%Murray: 3/12 — 25%Wawrinka: 3/1 — 300%#USOpen— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) September 12, 2016