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Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland  holds up the championship trophy after defeating Benoit Paire of France in the championship match of the Japan Open men’s tennis tournament in Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland holds up the championship trophy after defeating Benoit Paire of France in the championship match of the Japan Open men’s tennis tournament in Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press

Japan Open 2015 Final: Stan Wawrinka vs. Benoit Paire Score and Reaction

Christopher SimpsonOct 10, 2015

Stan Wawrinka swept aside Benoit Paire in straight sets to win the 2015 Japan Open final.

The ATP title is his fourth of the year and the Swiss star was fully deserving of the win on Sunday as he put in a clinical and composed performance against the Frenchman.

The match took little more than an hour as Wawrinka dominated his opponent, whose poor serving let him down, particularly in the opening set.

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Per TennisTV, Paire got just 24 per cent of his first serves in, and won only 31 per cent of those on his second.

Wawrinka took full advantage of the Frenchman's poor play and clinically broke Paire three times in the opening set from three opportunities.

Paire managed to pull one break back in an exciting set that saw the players exchange three consecutive breaks to make the score 4-2.

A comfortable hold for Wawrinka piled the pressure on his opponent as he forced him to do all the running with some controlled play, and he gave way once more as he served to stay in the set.

Tennis TV shared the key stats from the set:

Having enjoyed a friendly contest, the two friends were surprised by this unexpected miss from Wawrinka in the third game of the second set:

The miss allowed Paire back into that game, though, and the Frenchman fought back to earn two break points against his illustrious opponent. He was unable to convert, however.

Some improved serving from the world No. 32 made it a more level playing field in the second as both players held throughout, until once again Wawrinka's clinical play proved decisive.

At 5-4 Paire served to stay in the match as he did in the first set, and with the Swiss star turning the screw he was unable to stop Wawrinka from claiming the match and his 11th career title. Here are the final stats:

Wawrinka has enjoyed a magnificent season with his win in Tokyo adding to three other ATP wins and the French Open.

As he maintains his winning form, there's little to suggest that it won't continue for the remainder of the season and beyond.

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