Stan Wawrinka handed US Open berth after U-turn on wildcard decision

[p]The Swiss star ‌was left off the initial list of wildcard entries in ‌his farewell season, reigniting fierce ⁠debate ‌over which players get the nod -- ​and which are left out -- in the wildcard process ​at the majors.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wawrinka-stan/Uo9lu6le/"]Wawrinka[/a] posted an emotional farewell to the tournament on ⁠social media ​on Tuesday, seemingly closing the door on any hope of his competing in the year's ‌final major after participating in the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon this year on wildcards.[/p][embed guid="43bcd4ab-45ab-4ede-91d1-c7febbe33e39" url="https://x.com/usopen/status/2092634804764184607" social-type="twitter" /][p]"[b]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[/b]," he said ‌in a statement.[/p][p]The 41-year-old former world number three won at Roland Garros in 2015 and the Australian Open in ⁠2014.[/p]