Chennai: Stan 'the Man' Wawrinka is poised to make it a three-peat at the Aircel ATP Chennai Open. Wawrinka hammered Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-4 in just over an hour in the semifinal at the Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium on Saturday. The top seed won the crown in 2014 and 2015.


Stanislas Wawrinka returns to France's Benoit Paire during the Chennai Open semi-final on Saturday. Pic/AFP 

Wawrinka will play 19-year-old teenager Borna Coric of Croatia in the title clash. Coric overcame Great Britain's Aljaz Bedene 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-3 in a thrilling three-setter which lasted nearly three hours.