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     Stan Wawrinka at the United Cup                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Stan Wawrinka has said he is \u2018super happy\u2019 to have been given a last-minute wildcard for the upcoming US Open, which will be his final appearance in New York.<\/p>\n<p>With little more than 96 hours until the start of the tournament, and all of the men\u2019s singles wildcards already handed out, the three-time Grand Slam champion was set to miss his final US Open campaign.<\/p>\n<p>However, after American wildcard Patrick Kypson withdrew due to injury, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/stan-wawrinka\">Wawrinka<\/a> \u2013 who was already back in Switzerland \u2013 received a call late on Wednesday confirming that he would, indeed, be given a place in the main draw.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss\u2019s omission from the original wildcard list was met with much criticism, given that he is a former champion at the event.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Wawrinka defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in a dramatic four-set match to clinch his third and final Grand Slam title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, I\u2019m feeling really good,\u201d remarked the former world No 3 during his pre-tournament press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super happy to be here and very grateful for the wildcard. For me, this is my last year and my last Grand Slam of my career, so of course it will be special when I step onto the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will feel it, that\u2019s for sure. But I\u2019m very excited and very happy. I\u2019m enjoying having this opportunity to be here one last time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaying this final year is, of course, special, but being able to compete at all four Grand Slams was important to me, and I\u2019m enjoying it a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More Tennis News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/john-isner-annabel-croft-deliver-brutal-aryna-sabalenka-verdict-before-us-open\">John Isner and Annabel Croft deliver brutal Aryna Sabalenka verdict before US Open<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-believes-can-win-us-open-labels-jannik-sinners-shock-withdrawal-weird\">Carlos Alcaraz believes he can win US Open, labels Jannik Sinner\u2019s shock withdrawal \u2018weird\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite initially missing out on a wildcard, Wawrinka made clear that he held no grudges against the tournament organisers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a bit of a roller coaster [to be given the wildcard], of course, because I went back home to New York on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, at that moment, it felt like the end of my Grand Slam career. I would have loved to be here, so I had to accept those emotions after not receiving the wildcard, and I was fine with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, I always say that the only way to be sure of playing in a tournament is to have the necessary ranking. I knew I wasn\u2019t directly on the list, so I was hoping for a wildcard, but I also know that wildcards are not guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot getting one wasn\u2019t a problem for me. I was just sad that I couldn\u2019t say goodbye to New York and the US Open. I received the call on Wednesday night, or Wednesday afternoon, when I was in the Swiss mountains. Of course, I was happy and had to quickly arrange my return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since arriving in New York, Wawrinka has once again been putting in the work on the practice courts against some of the world\u2019s best players.<\/p>\n<p>In his first-round match, the Swiss will face Italian Matteo Berrettini on Monday night on the Grandstand.<\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka and Berrettini recently contested a thriller at Wimbledon, with the latter emerging victorious in a match consisting entirely of tie-breaks, 6-7(7), 7-6(16), 7-6(7), 7-6(5).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be a very interesting rematch, of course,\u201d he analysed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWimbledon was a tough battle. It was a great match, and I think we both played well. Over four hours, four tie-breaks \u2013 it was really special, especially on Court 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, he is a really tough player to face. He\u2019s a great guy and also a good friend, so it will be special to play against him here again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stan Wawrinka opens up on dramatic US Open wildcard U-turn ahead of final New York campaign Oliver Paton 29 Aug 2026 9:40 PM Stan Wawrinka at the United Cup Stan Wawrinka has said he is \u2018super happy\u2019 to have been given a last-minute wildcard for the upcoming US Open, which will be his final appearance [&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-2118518","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\/2118518","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=2118518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118518\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2118518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2118518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2118518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}