Now that's how you hit a backhand. Is it possible that Stan Wawrinka is getting better at age 32? The Swiss will play for his second French Open title in three years after a rousing five-set ...

Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem, and—who else?—Roger Federer. Using a sturdy two-handed backhand will never gain you entry into that elite cohort. On the other hand, blasting away with two hands ...

But again Wawrinka hit back with two breaks in the fourth set to take it into a fifth, just like their three previous Grand Slam encounters. Two double-faults and an overhit backhand cost Wawrinka ...