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MONACO -- Stanislas Wawrinka won the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time Sunday, rallying to beat Roger Federer 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in a rare all-Swiss final. The Australian Open champion had lost his previous two Masters finals and looked like losing a third until Federers level dropped suddenly late in the second set, and Wawrinka began troubling the 17-time Grand Slam champion with his aggressive backhand. The fourth-seeded Federer, who accepted a wild card invitation to play in the tournament, was also looking to win it for the first time after losing his three previous finals here to eight-time champion Rafael Nadal from 2006-08. Wawrinka has beaten Federer only twice in 15 matches but both victories have come here. He also beat him in the third round in 2009. "Its exceptional to be able to win my first Masters title here," Wawrinka said. It was the first time that Federer and Wawrinka met in a championship decider. In the last all-Swiss final, Marc Rosset beat Federer in Marseille in 2000. "Stan was tougher at the end, I think he deserved it just a little bit more," Federer said. "Its a huge win for him after winning his first Grand Slam this year, also to win his first Masters. To take the opportunities when theyre there, thats key in a tennis players career." With the third-seeded Wawrinka serving for the match, Federer shouted in frustration as he missed an easy forehand on second serve at 15-15. On the next point, Federers backhand went wide and Wawrinka clinched the victory with a crisp forehand winner that landed on the line. The players, who are good friends, shared a warm hug at the net. "I had a great week here," Federer said. "Congratulations to Stan." It is the seventh title of the 29-year-old Wawrinkas career, and his third this year. He lost his previous Masters finals at Madrid last year and Rome in 2008. Federer broke for a 3-2 lead when Wawrinkas backhand long, and served out the first set when his countryman over-hit another backhand. Wawrinka secured a break to take a 2-0 lead in the second, but Federer broke straight back with a brilliant passing shot down the line and confidently held to love to send the second set into a tiebreaker. But then he seemed to lose his way. One sloppy backhand from Federer allowed Wawrinka to move 2-0 ahead, and the Australian Open champion moved 4-1 up with a volley at the net. Federer saved two set points at 6-3 but Wawrinka levelled the match with a clinical smash after Federer had returned his serve a bit too high. "I dont think I served quite so well early on in the third set. I think he really found his range and started to hit bigger, deeper. He didnt miss that many second-serve returns anymore," Federer said. "He gave me a couple cheap points in the first couple sets which he later on really didnt give me anymore." Federer was seeking the 79th title of his illustrious career, and his 22nd Masters trophy. The 32-year-old Swiss has lost three of his four finals this year, with the other defeats against Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells and to Lleyton Hewitt at Brisbane. "You must see the positive side. Try not to be disappointed or frustrated," Federer said. "What I see is that if Im in that position again, if I keep trying as I did, at a certain point its going to go my way. If you feel good mentally, then things are going to turn out good." The next two Masters events on clay are at Madrid and Rome leading up to the French Open, which starts on May 25. Ron Francis Jersey . Defenceman Tessa Bonhomme was among three players released from the team Tuesday morning along with defenceman Brigette Lacquette of Waterhen, Man. 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Since then, Ryan has run the gamut on coaching personalities through his time with Bruce Boudreau and now Paul MacLean. Going from one extreme to the other, Ryan adjusted on the fly as he came into his own as an NHL scorer. "With Randy you had a hard-pressed, aggressive coach and then you went to Bruce, who was fairly lackadaisical in, I wouldnt want to say his approach to the game, but his systematic plays," Ryan said. "He was different like that, but he gave you opportunities to really create offensively. And then I think Macs kind of that hybrid in between both of them. He gives you space to make plays and do things, but hes also demanding. You have to stick to the structure, and if you stick to those Xs and Os thats where he lets the skill come through." Skill has never been a question for Ryan, a four-time 30-goal scorer whos off to the best start of his NHL career and should be a lock for the U.S. Olympic team in Sochi. It has been more a question of how three coaches approached managing his talent. Ryan scored 112 goals in the 274 games Carlyle spent behind the bench. Before the Ducks fired Carlyle in late November 2011, a strained relationship with Ryan had the winger on the trade block. "Everybody knows my history with Randy," Ryan said this week while making it clear that Carlyle was always fair to him. Before the Senators faced the Toronto Maple Leafs during the pre-season, Carlyle was effusive in his praise. "I think Bobby was a young kid that had a different body make-up from what he is now. He put (in) a lot of time and effort, and its a tribute to him to get himself in the type of condition that he is now versus where he came out of junior," he said. "Bobbys growing into a pretty mature hockey player both on and off the ice." Carlyles heavy-handed style played a role in that growth, but Ryan got more freedom under Boudreau, who learned a little about handling star scorers from coaching Alex Ovechkin with the Washington Capitals. "Really great players — Ovi, Bobby Ryan, the Jason Spezzas, the (Ryan) Getzlafs — if you try to tell them how to be creative, its not a smart move because they see things that you cant see," Boudreau said. "Its like they got another sense about them when people are around or where people are or stuff like that. You just have to give them a lot of offensive-free latitude." But thats not to say Boudreau gave Ryan a free pass. He asked him to try playing centre when the Ducks were weak there and came away impressed with how the young star handled that and other suggestions. "Bobby was really easy, and he was also very acceptable in anything I asked him to do," Boudreau said. "Id have him in my office just because I talk to the players a lot, but Id have him in and hed be very receptive to any ideas I had. I listened to him on any ideas he had and I thought I was receptive to thhem.dddddddddddd I thought the relationship was pretty good." That relationship ended July 5 when the Ducks traded Ryan to the Senators following an 11-goal, 48-game season. His days of playing Boudreaus fire-wagon style of up-tempo hockey were over, but MacLean continued the trend of instilling more confidence and trust in Ryan. The 26-year-old already faced his former team this season and will see Boudreau and the Ducks again Friday in Ottawa. Ryan saw similarities in Boudreau and MacLeans interactions with players, but not their approaches to hockey. Boudreau won the Jack Adams Award in 2007-08 based on offence and an incredible Capitals turnaround, while MacLean won it last season for leading the Senators to the playoffs amid injuries to Spezza, defenceman Erik Karlsson, goaltender Craig Anderson and others. "Obviously you dont win the Jack Adams Award by not being able to speak to your players and get through to your players," Ryan said. "Im looking forward to having a relationship like that and being able to build on that throughout time." It has started well as Ryan has six goals and three assists in nine games. That mistake Ryan made on the power play earlier this season didnt cost him another chance, and as a result hes not playing scared. "You dont have to tighten up or whatnot and you can let it go and play," he said. "Theres been situations on the ice where Id like to have things back, but weve had a lot of good talks between us about that kind of stuff. Hes given me the confidence to let me know that theyre going to put me right back out and get me right back into the situation again." Ryan is still adjusting to differences in Eastern Conference play compared to the West, like how much extra space he has to gain the offensive zone when hes carrying the puck. But across the spectrum of his play, the transition to Ottawa has been "fairly seamless." Since seeing Ryan in camp, MacLean never worried about that adjustment and praised his consistency along the way. MacLean wants Ryan to play with a sense of freedom, but hes not giving him special treatment. "I think its our job to not just coach Bobby Ryan. We have 23 guys that we have to coach, and thats the same with all of them," MacLean said. "We really believe in the young players, when they get the opportunity to play you have to play them and when theyre playing well you have to get them out there and let them play. Bobbys no different than the rest of them as when hes playing well, well get him out there, and when hes not, we wont." Ryan has learned that lesson under each coach and is thankful for the extra chances that have followed when he faltered. He doesnt like the comparisons to Daniel Alfredsson — who signed with Detroit the same day Ryan was dealt to Ottawa — which will undoubtedly linger, but filling that role as a scoring winger suits him well. "Theyre giving me an opportunity to, I guess, be one of the top players, one of the go-to guys and putting me in situations where they feel like I can have success," Ryan said. "Thats all I really wanted and thats the opportunity that I think I knew I was going to be given." ——— Follow Stephen Whyno on Twitter at @SWhyno ' ' '