WATCH: Stan Wawrinka abuses Roger Federer after losing in the final at Indian Wells

WATCH: Stan Wawrinka abuses Roger Federer after losing in the final at Indian Wells

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Stan Wawrinka, who lost to Roger Federer in the final of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, called his countryman an 'assholeā€™ when he saw him laughing during his post-match speech. Federer, considered the great player of all time, brushed it aside, saying he takes it as a compliment.

Federer won his fifth BNP Paribas Open title on Sunday, defeating close friend Wawrinka 6-4, 7-5 for his 90th ATPĀ Tour crown and 25th World Tour Masters 1000 tournament.

After the match, when Wawrinka was giving an emotional speech to theĀ crowd in the post-match presentation, Federer sat courtside laughing.

"I would like to congratulate Roger," Wawrinka said, looking towards Federer, "He's laughing. He's an asshole, but it's OK."

And when Federerā€™s turn came, he said that he was only trying to cheer up Wawrinka.

"I was trying, when he looked at me, not to give him the sad face. I was looking at him going, `You'll be fine,' and gave him a laugh, say, maybe gets his mind off it. I guess I achieved that," Federer said.

On being asked in the press conference that if it was the first time in his life that he had been called the expletive, the 18-time Grand Slam champion said he'd heard it "many, many times before" in a joking way.

"That's why I take it as a compliment," he said, smiling.

"There's not always cameras around, so I get called that sometimes. Quite often, actually. On the court is the first time, but it felt good," he further added.Ā 

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