{"id":2056526,"date":"2026-07-22T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2056526"},"modified":"2026-07-22T18:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:00:40","slug":"stan-wawrinka-makes-us-open-request-after-bowing-out-of-his-final-ever-clay-court-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2056526","title":{"rendered":"Stan Wawrinka makes US Open request after bowing out of his final-ever clay court event"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Stan Wawrinka makes US Open request after bowing out of his final-ever clay court event<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/liam-mcmillen\" class=\"text-sm 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data-title=\"Stan Wawrinka makes US Open request after bowing out of his final-ever clay court event\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wawrinka-Draper-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Stan Wawrinka at the 2026 Estoril Open with an inset of Jack Draper\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Stan Wawrinka at the 2026 Estoril Open with an inset of Jack Draper                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>The US Open is approaching and the fight for a wildcard is hotting up, with several big name stars looking to gain instant access into the Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>Much like this year\u2019s Wimbledon, several former top-ranked players could need a wildcard to avoid the gruelling qualification process at the Flushing Meadows event.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Stan Wawrinka, Jack Draper, Grigor Dimitrov, and Nick Kyrgios will need a wildcard to play the US Open main draw without qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka, who is set to retire at the end of this season, has thrown his hat in the ring to play the final US Open event of his glittering career.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Estoril Open following his final ever exit from a clay court event, Wawrinka said: \u201cI have requested a wildcard for the US Open. I hope to play there for the last time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is also a Challenger in Cancun. If I secure the invitation for New York, I will play that Challenger to get ready. I am only guaranteed to play in the Lyon and Basel tournaments. I will still decide if I play more tournaments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka will be a heavy favourite to receive a wildcard for the US Open due to his impending retirement. The Swiss star was given the same by the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon, so the pressure is on the organisers at the US Open.<\/p>\n<h2>More ATP Tour news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\/atp-2026-us-open-entry-list-jack-draper-grigor-dimitrov-miss-cut-arthur-ferys-breakthrough\">ATP 2026 US Open Entry List: Jack Draper, Grigor Dimitrov miss cut, Arthur Fery\u2019s Grand Slam breakthrough<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/andy-roddick-carlos-alcaraz-theory-wrist-injury-concerns\">Andy Roddick has a theory about Carlos Alcaraz amid wrist injury concerns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This could spell bad news for the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jack-draper\">Draper<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/grigor-dimitrov\">Dimitrov<\/a>, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/us-open\">US Open<\/a> has been less than forthcoming with non-US wildcards in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The American Grand Slam has an agreement in place with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roland-garros\">Roland Garros<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/australian-open\">Australian Open<\/a> to allow a space each to an Australian and French player, but otherwise they have been saved for American players.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s wildcards in the men\u2019s draw went to Brandon Holt, Nishesh Basavareddy, Tristan Boyer, Emilio Nava, Stefan Dostanic, and Darwin Blanch.<\/p>\n<p>With one less to give out due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/stan-wawrinka\">Wawrinka\u2019s<\/a> likely wildcard, there is little to no chance that the likes of Draper, Dimitrov, and Kyrgios will get a look in.<\/p>\n<p>Draper has already seemingly prepared for the US Open rejection by opting to play a Challenger event in the lead-up to the American Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>The British star is set to play the Brownsburg Challenger in the same week at the Canadian Open, which could be fantastic preparation for US Open qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Draper will likely be playing players similar to those in Grand Slam qualifying, so it could give him a major boost heading into the Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stan Wawrinka makes US Open request after bowing out of his final-ever clay court event Liam McMillen 22 Jul 2026 7:00 PM Stan Wawrinka at the 2026 Estoril Open with an inset of Jack Draper The US Open is approaching and the fight for a wildcard is hotting up, with several big name stars looking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2056526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2056526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056526\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2056526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2056526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2056526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}