Stan Wawrinka Will Play in the US Open After a Wild Card Opens up for the 2016 Champion
- On Wednesday, the Tennis Association announced that Swiss Stan Wawrinka will compete in the Open, replacing American Patrick Kypson, who withdrew due to injury.
- The USTA's initial decision to omit the 2016 champion sparked widespread criticism within tennis circles; Wawrinka, 41, who is retiring at season's end, had been excluded from the original list of eight wildcard spots.
- With a world ranking of 127, Wawrinka fell just outside the window for direct main draw entry, though the Swiss player is a three-time Grand Slam winner with titles at the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, and 2016 Open.
- After previously posting an emotional farewell, Wawrinka expressed gratitude for the reprieve, stating "I'm incredibly excited to accept the wildcard for the 2026 US Open and look forward to competing in front of the fans in New York once again."
- This controversy reignited fierce debate regarding the wildcard selection process for major tournaments, as critics, including Open Champion Andy Roddick, questioned the USTA's system for doling out slots to players who do not qualify by ranking.
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Wawrinka gets US Open lifeline with wild card
NEW YORK (AP) — Stan Wawrinka will get one final U.S. Open appearance after all.The 2016 U.S. Open champion was given a wild card Wednesday, Aug. 26, a day after he posted what appeared to be a goodbye message to the tournament and the New York fans on social media.The 41-year-old from Switzerland is no longer ranked high enough to qualify directly for the tournament, and it appeared his chances of playing were over when the U.S. Tennis Associat…
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Stan Wawrinka will play in the US Open after a wild card opens up for the 2016 champion
Stan Wawrinka will get one final U.S. Open appearance after all. The 2016 U.S. Open champion was given a wild card Wednesday, a day after he posted what appeared to be a goodbye message to the tournament and the New…
The three tennis players received the wild card that the organization awarded a few days before starting the tournament.
Thanks to a violation of an American, the former US Open-Champ Stan Wawrinka gets a Wild Card for the US Open on his farewell tour.
Initially blocked by the organizers of the last Grand Slam tournament of the season, the 41-year-old Vaudois got a last-minute "wild card" and will be at the rendezvous of the first roundWhat a turnaround! Stan Wawrinka will finally play a final Grand Slam tournament on the occasion of the US Open, which starts at the end of the week in New York. The 41-year-old Vaudois, who is about to finish his last season on the professional circuit, receive…
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