The Match of the Year

Stanislas Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic took to Rod Laver Arena for their fourth-round match to cap off the the night session of Day 7 of the 2013 Australian Open. Because Wawrinka has had a tendency to not play his best on the biggest stages, it was supposed to be yet another Djokovic romp. He had put on vintage performances in his first three matches, and this one against the Swiss veteran was not expected to be any different. However, it became obvious early on that Stan had other ideas.  He came out firing on all cylinders, breaking Djokovic three times en route to winning the opening set of the match 6-1. Novak struggled mightily with his serve, double faulting and spinning in serves, which was giving Wawarinka the opportunity to go after both his forehands and backhands. Furthermore, Stan was serving extremely well early, constantly making Djokovic, the best returner in the history of the game, look uncomfortable. The second set, shockingly, started off much of the same way,...