Wawrinka still stunned he won Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Jan 27 (AP): After winning the Australian Open, some players have jumped for joy into the Yarra River. Many pop champagne and indulge in late-night celebrations. Most set new goals and start thinking about the Grand Slams they want to win next.

This was not the case for Stan Wawrinka, who woke up Monday morning groggy but sober and still stunned that he had beaten Rafael Nadal to win his first Grand Slam title.

"I still don't completely realize what's happened. It still feels like a dream," Wawrinka told reporters, squinting in the sunlight for the winner's traditional day-after photo shoot on the banks of the river beside Melbourne Park. Handed a bottle of champagne and told to spray it in celebration, he politely obliged and then put it down.