Wawrinka, Troicki Even After Two Sets

Viktor Troicki has evened his fourth-round match against third seed Stan Wawrinka on Sunday at Roland Garros 6-7(5), 7-6(9). After losing the first-set tie-break, the Serbian clinched the second set tie-break on his fifth set point.

The opening sets have been near opposites. Neither player lost his serve during the first set. Wawrinka never even faced a break point. But in the second, both players earned two breaks of serve in the back-and-forth contest.

Troicki, No. 24 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, is looking to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final. He’s reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam four times, including twice at Roland Garros (2011 l. to Murray, 2013 l. to Tsonga) but has never reached the final eight.

Wawrinka, the defending Roland Garros champion, is looking to win his eighth match in a row and reach the quarter-finals for the second consecutive year.