Former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka loses to Márton Fucsovics in five sets

Stan Wawrinka has coughed up three match points before losing in five sets to Márton Fucsovics in a thrilling second-round encounter at the Australian Open.

Wawrinka, the 2014 men’s champion, forced a deciding set against Fucsovics on John Cain Arena on Wednesday after earlier trailing two sets to love.

The fifth set went to a tiebreak and the 17th-seeded Wawrinka appeared headed for victory when he led his Hungarian opponent 6-1.

He held the three match points in the tiebreak when leading 9-6, but the unseeded Fucsovics reeled off five…