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Wawrinka waves goodbye in final French Open
Key takeaways
- PARIS -- Stan Wawrinka waved a fond goodbye to the French Open after losing 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Jesper de Jong in the first round on Monday.
- The 41-year-old Swiss, a three-time Grand Slam winner, is retiring at the end of the season.
- Stan Wawrinka waves a fond goodbye to the French Open after losing 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to Jesper de Jong in the first round.
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PARIS -- Stan Wawrinka waved a fond goodbye to the French Open after losing 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Jesper de Jong in the first round on Monday.
The 41-year-old Swiss, a three-time Grand Slam winner, is retiring at the end of the season. He made his final Roland Garros appearance 21 years after his first.
De Jong sealed the victory with a whipped forehand winner, then urged the fans to applaud Wawrinka, whose face was almost as red as the baking-hot clay as temperatures in sun-soaked Paris hit 33 degrees Celsius (91 Fahrenheit).
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