Third seed Wawrinka outclassed Marin Cilic 6-3 6-3 6-1 in the quarter-finals on Wednesday and next opponent Andy Murray should be rightly concerned, according to the Swede who describes Wawrinka's run so far here as "scary".
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The world No 1 has played himself into form in Paris and will meet Stan Wawrinka for a place in his second successive final in Paris on Friday after a four-set victory over Kei Nishikori.
At the bottom of the draw, Dominic Thiem dismissed defending Open champion Novak Djokovic, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-0, to set up a semi with heavy title tip Rafael Nadal. "I won?" - Nishikori, when asked what he remembers from his match against upcoming opponent Murray in the U.S. Open quarterfinals in September.
"He's played fantastic this tournament so far", Murray said of the 32-year-old, the oldest Roland Garros semi-finalist since Jimmy Connors in 1985.
Wawrinka in the match against Cilic converted 6 of 9 break points, won 25 goals action and made 17 unforced errors.
"I should, you know, maintain the level like I did in the first set", the eighth-seeded Japanese player said.
While he clobbered Cilic 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 by crushing both his forehand and backhand, Murray had a tougher time with Nishikori.
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Bizarrely, Murray was belatedly inspired into form by a code violation from chair umpire Carlos Ramos early in the second set.
Murray lost his cool, then fought back from 2-4 down in the decider to lead 5-4, but lost the last three games.
Murray played Wawrinka in the semi-final 12 months ago, emerging a victor in four sets before losing to Novak Djokovic in the final.
"Last year when we met he was playing very well and I had to play one of my best matches on clay to beat him". Obviously it was quite windy today so timing was a little bit hard but once I started to get in a better rhythm I was able to keep him a bit further away from the baseline and that made a big difference.
"It's never fun to lose a match, but I took a great experience from this match to play on the center court", he said. It's a trend that's followed him throughout the tournament, and one he can't afford against Murray, who has been inconsistent but is improving. And the way I lost the serve, I thought was a unusual time for it.
"Today was a ideal match for me, I thought I played very well from the beginning", Wawrinka told a news conference. "It's winning when you're not playing your best that is more impressive". "I still feel some pain (in an existing ankle injury) but it doesn't bother me". Garcia beat French compatriot in straight sets to reach her first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Last year's runner-up arrived in Paris low on confidence, failing to go beyond the third round at clay court events in Rome, Madrid and Monte Carlo.
Murray quickly broke again to seize control and looked comfortable throughout the third set in which he again broke twice.
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