NEW YORK -- Stan Wawrinka is the first to acknowledge he hasnt always been the most consistent player -- or the strongest mentally. Thats why when he shows his mettle during a match he likes to point his right index finger to his temple.That signature gesture got a lot of use in the US Open final Sunday, when Wawrinka surprisingly managed to wear down Novak Djokovic and beat the defending champion 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 for his first US Open title and third Grand Slam trophy overall.He was the better player. He was tougher mentally, said Djokovic, offering two of the highest compliments a tennis player can receive from the talented Serb ranked No. 1. He knew what to do. And I was just unlucky in some moments. And thats it.The 31-year-old Wawrinka is the oldest US Open mens champion since Ken Rosewall won in 1970 at age 35. Wawrinka entered Sunday having spent almost exactly twice as much time on court as Djokovic during the course of the tournament: about 18 hours versus about nine hours.I played quite a lot of tennis these two weeks. I am completely empty, said No. 3 Wawrinka, who noted during the trophy ceremony that Sunday was the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.The Swiss player said in his postmatch news conference that before the final he was really nervous like never before. I was shaking in the locker. When [coach Magnus Norman and I] start five minutes before the match talking ... I start to cry. I was completely shaking.Asked what he did to quell his nerves, Wawrinka replied with a smile: I had to put my s--- together. Sorry. Thats how I say it.By breaking in the final game of the second and third sets and saving 14 of 17 break points he faced, Wawrinka had gained the upper hand by the time Djokovic clutched at his left leg and grimaced after missing a forehand while being broken early in the fourth.Djokovic was granted the unusual chance to have a medical timeout at a time other than a changeover. He removed both shoes and socks so a trainer could help with toe blisters. Wawrinka complained about the six-minute break, and Djokovic looked over and apologized. Later, Djokovic started limping and received more treatment.We played almost four hours, said Djokovic, and I think I can speak in the name of Stan as well: We both felt it.Wawrinka appeared to share this sentiment.?As I said the other day, you have to accept to suffer and you have almost to enjoy to suffer, he said. Because I think this Grand Slam was the most painful, physically and mentally, Grand Slam that I ever played.Wawrinka has won only five of his 24 career meetings against Djokovic, but he now has beaten the 12-time major champion on the way to each of his Grand Slam titles, including in the 2014 Australian Open quarterfinals and 2015 French Open final.Before this matchup, Djokovic praised Wawrinka as a big-match player. He wasnt always, though. Playing in the shadow of his more accomplished Swiss countryman and good pal, Roger Federer, Wawrinka didnt reach the semifinals at a major until his 35th appearance -- at age 28.But look at Wawrinka now.He has won 11 tournament finals in a row.He is 3-0 in Grand Slam finals, beating the No. 1-ranked player each time. Take that trio of highest-stakes matches out of the equation and Wawrinka is 0-19 in all other matches against the top man.And he did it Sunday by coming back against Djokovic, whose French Open title in June completed a career Grand Slam and made him only the third man -- and first in almost a half-century -- to win four consecutive major tournaments.Djokovic had been 51-0 in US Open matches when taking the first set. This time, though, the thick-chested Wawrinka eventually began bullying Djokovic from the baseline, not only with his best-in-the-game one-handed backhand but also off both wings.He likes to occasionally whack the ball quite hard, and I dont think that Novak likes that, said Norman. Stan is maybe one of the few guys who can really hit through Novak if he has a good day.As Wawrinka placed one stinging shot after another right on a line, Djokovic looked up at coach Boris Becker while gesticulating with his hands and muttering. He went from appearing locked-in at the outset to completely drained in every way.I lost my nerves in the important moments. He kept his cool. I think thats what decided the match, Djokovic said. I guess sometimes it happens, even though you have the experience and know what to do. Just the heat of the moment and importance of the match, I guess, was too strong for me at certain periods of the match. Just if you lose your cool, the match can go away.On one point, Wawrinka delivered a shot so hard it knocked the racket from Djokovics grasp and against a wall behind the baseline.Then, after smacking a forehand winner to end a 20-stroke exchange, Wawrinka pointed to his temple. Two points later, the second set was his.After a forehand passing shot drew an errant volley for a break early in the third set, Wawrinka pointed to his temple.And so on.Wawrinka nearly was gone before the end of the US Opens first week, one point from losing in the third round against 64th-ranked Dan Evans. Sundays victory made Wawrinka the first man to win the tournament after saving a match point since -- thats right -- Djokovic in 2011.Youre a great champion, a great person. Because of you, I am where I am today, Wawrinka said. We know each other [for] many, many years, and I had the chance to practice many times with him and to play him on a big stage.With that, Djokovic threw his left arm around Wawrinkas shoulders, knowing he was more up to the task on this day.Winning two out of four Grand Slams is a pretty good year, and playing another final -- I have no complaints, Djokovic said. Obviously, I wish that I could win another title, but this is what it is. You have to shake hands and accept the loss from a better player and move on.Its not the first time, its not the last time Im going to lose a match. Big match, he continued. Hopefully I can learn from it. 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The winner Saturday will remain in the elite 10-team field next year. "We talked about wanting to be disciplined and stick with our game plan and good things will come," Draisaitl said, who had two goals for the victors.Lewis Hamilton described Sunday as the best day of his life, and why not? After a season-long battle of wits and skills he was one hard contact or reliability issue away from absolute glory or miserable failure. He now becomes only the fourth British driver, out of 143 whove tried, to win multiple World Championships, joining an elite list along with Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Sir Jackie Stewart.At 33 wins he is now fifth on the all-time list, with an impressive 11 in this season alone. Media talk now speculates about sports personality of the year in the UK and even suggests Sir Lewis Hamilton by New Year. No wonder he was patting and willing his car to the finish line whilst maintaining just enough pace to cover off the highly-impressive Felipe Massa in the Williams, who kept the mighty Mercs in view pretty much all race. The Sky Sports F1 team joined Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes garage to discuss his World Championship victory. Hamilton deserved the World Championship, of that there can surely be no debate. His racecraft and speed, delivered virtually error-free all season, was mighty and he never gave up when he was repeatedly many points behind his team-mate. Instead, he simply dug in and believed in his skills and personal approach and qualities. Yes of course he had a dominant car, but Nico Rosberg summed it up perfectly when he magnanimously declared that the best man won. VOTE: 25 moments for 25 years Pick your favourite moment from 25 years of Sky Sports I went to find Rosberg after the race so that I could personally tell him just how much I respected that he drove his car to the finish line despite so many technical problems. His team even offered by radio the chance to end the agony of falling back through the field and being lapped, but he soldiered on rather than parking and whinging.He once again proved to be the master of qualifying, but after the race he openly recognised that he needs to find another personal gear on race day if hes going to beat Lewis next year. That process starts immediately in the post-race test in Abu Dhabi.Weve learned this year that heres a much more steely edge to Rosberg than his fresh-faced blonde locks suggest. He can be quite cunning, and clearly massively fast and consistent but can he ever match Hamiltons sheer naturally gifted race pace and killer instinct? Will he ever be as hungry and determined? Well find out in 2015, and hell need to raise his game because Lewis will be on fire now and full of confidence. Ted asks what makes the Mercedes W05 one of F1s most dominant cars.dddddddddddd A word for Team Brackley in conjunction with Brixworth and Stuttgart. The Mercedes was probably the most dominant car of the past few decades. It wasnt the most reliable but the engine and chassis were a marriage of exquisite technical detail and beauty.We only fleetingly saw just how good that car really could be if needed, such as after the Safety Cars in Bahrain and Singapore, and Rosberg effectively non-stopping in Russia as he drove back through the field. They won a record-breaking 16 races.Two more outstanding stars of 2014 were Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas, both of them showing that they could have challenged for the world title in a Mercedes. Ricciardo continued until the final lap to make Vettel looked ordinary this season and its no wonder Sebastian felt the time was right to high tail it to Ferrari. Red Bull have a mighty duo in Ricciardo and Kvyat for next season.Despite a lacklustre year and no Mercedes engine, Red Bull still had the momentum and quality to finish second in the World Championship. Williams had the better all-round package and if Massa wasnt involved in so many scuffles in the first half of the season they may have even finished higher than third in the constructors.But Felipe very much played his part in the welcome revival of the great Williams team along with many others who helped steer them back on course. And Bottas is a class act with a very bright future. Britain’s most raced F1 driver Jenson Button chatted to Simon Lazenby as speculation about his future went into overdrive ahead of the 2014 finale Jenson Button finished the season on especially good form as McLaren improved their car relatively speaking too. He completed more race laps than any other driver, and his wheel-to-wheel action with, and subsequent beating of, Fernando Alonso in Abu Dhabi was skilful, classy, and personal.After 15 years JB has had a very good innings with victories and a World Championship. Hes successful, healthy, wealthy and with no doubt the world at his feet in areas outside of F1. But if hes not on the grid next year, then as I said in commentary, half of the drivers who are there wouldnt hold a candle to his speed and skill.I wont go the sympathy route though because I dont believe in it and F1 is a brutal business. Jenson got into F1 because somebody else lost their ride, thats how it works. 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