Some speed round questions post-U.S. Open. And note a really thoughtful reader riffs at the end.
If you had said in late 2013, when Wawrinka had established himself in the top 10 but he had a career finals record of 4-9 and all his titles were at the 250 level, that he would become the toughest finals player in the game, I would have laughed. And yet, here we are. "Stanimal" is apropos.
—Chris Brown
• “Stan the Man” is a silly, derivative nickname. But it’s oddly fitting. He plays manly-man tennis, muscular, physical, brawny tennis that seems ideally suited for 2016.