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Stanislas Wawrinka was still struggling to digest the fact that he had won a second grand slam title, and did it by overcoming a player who had until Sunday, been unbeatable on clay in 2015.
Wawrinka rallied from a set down to beat World No 1 Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to win the French Open title on Sunday.
Djokovic was on a 28 match winning streak. The world number one had beaten nine-times champion Rafael Nadal and third seed Andy Murray to enter the final with a 16-0 record on clay this year.
The Serb had also beaten Wawrinka in 17 of their previous 20 meetings.
Despite the stats stacked against him, Wawrinka showed that what happens in the past does not dictate the future.
"To say that I won the French Open, it's something completely crazy," said the 30-year-old.
"Winning this one is really special, playing Novak here in final, the number one player. He won almost everything since beginning of the year.
"I'm still surprised the way I played, because I think I played amazing today. I was really nervous but I didn't choke. I was always going for my shots."
A slow-starter who won his first major at the Australian Open 18 months ago, Wawrinka added: "It's quite strange when I tell myself that I have an (Olympic) gold medal, the Davis Cup and two grand slams. It's quite amazing. Never expected that so late in my career."