French qualifier Gaston stuns former champ Wawrinka at Roland Garros
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French wild card Hugo Gaston has eliminated former champion Stan Wawrinka from the French Open, winning 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 as spectators chanted his name and cried “Bravo!”
Gaston’s win, which was interrupted by rain with the players at 2-2 in the third set, propels him to a fourth-round match against U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem, runner-up in the last two years at Roland Garros.
“It’s going to be a crazy experience,” said the 20-year-old Gaston, ranked 239th.
Wawrinka won the French Open in 2015.
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