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Tennis Says Au Revoir to Wawrinka; One-Handed Backhands Everywhere Feel Older

A champion's farewell tour lands in the soft culture pages.

A clay-court baseline.

A clay-court baseline. Photo: KeepActive Australia from Melbourne, VIC, Australia, “Tennis Racquets and Balls on a Clay Court”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

WORLD — Stan Wawrinka’s long goodbye continues to draw tributes for the roar, the backhand and the refusal to make it look easy.

Perth club players attempted a minute’s silence and accidentally grunted. Respect, in our dialect.

The real story: Stan Wawrinka farewell coverage (BBC Sport)

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