CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Top-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka beat Romania’s Victor Hanescu 6-2, 6-3 to win the Grand Prix Hassan II on Sunday.
The Swiss player broke Hanescu twice in the first set and held serve despite landing only 40 percent of his first serves and double-faulting twice.
Wawrinka’s service improved in the second set as he made 63 percent of first serves, and he won four games in a row to take a 5-1 lead.
The third-seeded Hanescu rallied to make it 5-3, but Wawrinka saved two break points in the ninth game before clinching victory.
It was Wawrinka’s second title on the ATP Tour since he won at Umag, Croatia, in 2006.
