Stanislas Wawrinka salutes injury-hit Rafael Nadal after final

Stanislas Wawrinka said he felt sorry for an injury-troubled world No 1 Rafael Nadal after claiming his first Grand Slam title in dramatic fashion on Sunday.

The eighth seed roared through the first two sets and overcame the distraction of a back injury to Nadal, and
then the loss of the third set, to win the Australian Open final 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3.
It was a stunning win for the Swiss player, who had not beaten Nadal in their previous 12 matches, while it has taken him 36 Grand Slam appearances to win his first major title.

He is also the first man to beat Novak Djokovic and Nadal at the same grand slam, and turning to the Spaniard he said: "I'm really sorry for you and I hope your back is going to be fine.
"You're a really great guy, a good friend and an amazing champion. It's always a pleasure to play with you."
Wawrinka, who lost in five sets to Djokovic in last year's fourth round added: "For me it's the best Grand Slam ever. I'm enjoying very much to play here.
"Last year I lost a crazy match and I was crying a lot. I still don't know I'm dreaming but we'll see tomorrow morning."

Wawrinka also had a long argument with the chair umpire Carlos Ramos when Nadal left the court for treatment, insisting he should be told the nature of his opponent's injury.
"I just wanted to know what was the problem of Rafa. Because before he asked for the physio, he was checking his feet. I didn't know really what was the problem," he said.
"Normally when the physio is coming on the court, the umpire always tells the opponent why he's coming. He didn't want to tell me, so I got (annoyed)."
Wawrinka is still planned to play Switzerland's Davis Cup tie with Serbia, starting on Friday - providing he survives his raucous celebrations.