NEW YORK — Stan Wawrinka has long played second banana in Switzerland to Roger Federer.
And while one win won’t change their career legacies, Wawrinka is still alive at this US Open, while Federer is long gone.
Playing the match of his life, No. 8 Wawrinka shocked and awed defending champion and No. 3 Andy Murray to the tune of 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on a sunny and breezy Thursday afternoon in Arthur Ashe Stadium to advance to his first ever major semifinal.
In Saturday’s semis, Wawrinka, 28, will meet the winner between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 21 Mikhail Youzhny. No. 2 Rafael Nadal will meet No. 8 Richard Gasquet in the other.
“I feel amazing for sure, especially here,” Wawrinka told the crowd after he smacked 45 winners against 37 unforced errors and played brilliantly at net, winning 31 of 42 points, often approaching off a well hit one-handed backhand or a crackling forehand.
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