{"id":2100894,"date":"2026-08-19T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2100894"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:00:39","slug":"stan-wawrinka-issues-the-perfect-response-to-not-receiving-a-us-open-wildcard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2100894","title":{"rendered":"Stan Wawrinka issues the perfect response to not receiving a US Open wildcard"},"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 issues the perfect response to not receiving a US Open wildcard<\/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 font-normal !text-author\"><br 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!text-content\">\n                                Stan Wawrinka celebrates during a match.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>The US Open wildcards have been dished out and, surprisingly, Stan Wawrinka is yet to receive one in his final year as an active tennis player.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss star will retire at the end of the year and he has been on a whistlestop tour of some of his old haunts across the 2026 ATP Tour season.<\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka has received wildcards into some very high-profile events in 2026, including the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon, but the US Open are yet to follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Gael Monfils, Michael Zheng, Martin Damm, Jack Kennedy, Sebastian Gorzny, J.J Wolf, and Alexei Popyrin have received access into the US Open main draw.<\/p>\n<p>While there is one more spot up for grabs for Wawrinka to claim, the three-time Grand Slam champion has issued the perfect response to missing out on the first wave of wildcards.<\/p>\n<h2>More ATP Tour news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-usopen-fitness-test-holger-rune\">Carlos Alcaraz could stage a very public US Open fitness test as he is set for final decision<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/felix-auger-aliassime-upcoming-us-open-partnership-alex-eala\">Felix Auger-Aliassime explains how his upcoming US Open partnership with Alex Eala came about<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not one to rest on his laurels, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/stan-wawrinka\">Wawrinka<\/a> is instead competing at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP<\/a> 125 event in Cancun and he picked up his first victory since June to earn a place in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka won a two and a half hour clash against defending champion Dalibor Svrcina to claim the victory in a nail-bitting straight sets match that needed two tie-breaks.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss star will play one of the biggest breakout stars of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a>, Roman Safiullin, in the next round of the event as he continues to stake his claim for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/us-open\">US Open<\/a> wildcard.<\/p>\n<p>Safiullin defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/andrey-rublev\">Andrey Rublev<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/botic-van-de-zandschulp\">Botic van de Zandschulp<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/joao-fonseca\">Joao Fonseca<\/a> to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon, before he was beaten by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He will provide a tough test for Wawrinka, but no matter what happens with the three-time Grand Slam champion, he should receive a US Open wildcard.<\/p>\n<p>The star is a former champion of the US Open, having lifted the title at the 2026 event, after beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Juan-Martin-Del-Potro\">Juan Martin del Potro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Kei-Nishikori\">Kei Nishikori<\/a>, and Djokovic back-to-back to win the Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka also reached the semi finals of the Flushing Meadows event a further two times, and he also has two other quarter finals to his name at the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>He holds a 74% winning rate at the Grand Slam, which makes the US Open his best-performing major, so he\u2019s often played his best tennis at the New York event.<\/p>\n<p>If that\u2019s not enough to earn a wildcard into your final-ever US Open, then absolutely nothing is. But the three time Grand Slam champion is certainly the favourite to claim the final remaning spot.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stan Wawrinka issues the perfect response to not receiving a US Open wildcard Liam McMillen 19 Aug 2026 1:00 PM Stan Wawrinka celebrates during a match. The US Open wildcards have been dished out and, surprisingly, Stan Wawrinka is yet to receive one in his final year as an active tennis player. 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