Stan Wawrinka ’s Grand Slam career is not over after all.
He had applied for a wild card at the US Open , only to be rejected after the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) awarded its final spot to American Patrick Kypson. There had been criticism of the USTA after it passed over Wawrinka, a three-time Grand Slam champion who is playing his final season. He had not entered the US Open qualifying tournament, so the decision appeared to end his final chance of making the main draw. Wawrinka was one of the most accomplished players of the Big Three era.
Wawrinka, in his final year of professional tennis, then said his goodbye to the tournament he won in 2016. He defeated Rafael Nadal in the 2014 Australian Open final and Novak Djokovic in the 2015 French Open final. In 2016, he beat Djokovic again to win his only US Open title.
She also featured in the mixed doubles event alongside Carlos Alcaraz, with the pair winning one match before losing in the quarter-finals.
The sisters’ reunion adds another nostalgic chapter to a US Open that will also see Wawrinka return after appearing to have said his final goodbye.
That had been expected to be Serena’s final appearance at the US Open, before she returned to competitive action earlier this year.
The 41-year-old is no longer ranked high enough to qualify directly for the tournament. 115. “I’m incredibly excited to accept the wild card for the 2026 U.S.
He had played two of the three Grand Slams this year as a wild-card entrant and had hoped for the same in New York. That hope appeared to disappear when the USTA awarded its final wild card to Kypson, ranked No.
Open and look forward to competing in front of the fans in New York once again,” Wawrinka said in a statement.
