Wawrinka Prolongs Chennai Streak

Top seed Stan Wawrinka stretched his Chennai winning streak to 11 matches and 22 sets with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Benoit Paire in the semi-finals on Saturday. The Swiss improved his FedEx ATP Head2Head record against his good friend to 6-1. The pair captured the Chennai doubles title three years ago.

“I thought I played well today and I am happy with my level,” Wawrinka said. “It’s never easy to play against [Paire], but we always enjoy playing against each other, and it’s nice to share this moment with a friend.”

Paire also came into the semi-finals without dropping a set, but the 2011, 2014 and 2015 Chennai champion performed flawlessly against a familiar opponent. Wawrinka struck six aces, saved his only break point faced and broke Paire twice to secure the win in 65 minutes.