Stan Wawrinka wins maiden US Open Men’s Singles title
Q. Who won the US Open Men’s Singles title on 11th September 2016?- Published on 13 Sep 16a. Stan Wawrinka
b. Novak Djokovic
c. Roger Federer
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Stan Wawrinka
Third seed Stan Wawrinka on 11th September 2016 defeated the world number one Novak Djokovic to lift the 2016 US Open Men’s Singles title.
- Swiss player Wawrinka defeated Serbian Djokovic 6-7,6-4,7-5,6-3 to clinch the title
- This is Wawrinka’s maiden US Open title and third major title
- He has reached three Grand Slam singles finals in his career
- He has also won the three- 2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open and the 2016 US Open
- Prior to the 2014 French Open, he requested and ATP granted formal change in name from Stanislas Wawrinka to Stan Wawrinka
- 2016 US Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts
- 2016 US Open was the 136th edition of the US Open, fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year.
- It took place at NYC in the US. While Angelique Kerber won the women’s singles event, Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares won the men’s doubles title
