GENEVA - French Open champion Stan Wawrinka clinched his first homeground title on Saturday with a 6-4, 7-6 (13/11) victory over Marin Cilic in the Geneva claycourt final.
Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka raises the trophy after defeating Croatia's Marin Cilic during the Geneva Open ATP 250 final on May 21, 2016 in Geneva
It was Wawrinka's third title of 2016 and first on clay just a day before Roland Garros gets underway in Paris.
World number four and top seed Wawrinka broke the 11th-ranked Cilic to take a 2-1 lead on his way to the first set.
Cilic hit back for a 4-1 advantage in the second set before 31-year-old Wawrinka broke the Croat at 3-5 to get the second set back on serve.
In the tie-break, Cilic squandered five set points before Wawrinka took victory on his second match point.