Wawrinka made to toil
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DEFENDING French Open champion Stan Wawrinka survived a huge first-round scare against Lukas Rosol yesterday, scraping his way to a 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory in over three hours.
Never at Roland Garros had the men’s singles champion lost in the opening round the following year, but the third-seeded Swiss was in danger of making unwanted history after twice falling a set behind.
Wawrinka dropped the opening set after surrendering his serve in game five. The world No. 4 rattled through the second set to level but 59th-ranked Rosol appeared on course for a repeat of his stunning 2012 win over Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon when he moved ahead once more in the third.
Wawrinka was forced to defend a pair of break points at 2-all in the fourth, with the Swiss then ripping a trademark cross-court backhand passing shot to move 5-3 ahead and send the contest to a fifth set.
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