Former champion Wawrinka bids farewell to US Open after missing out on wildcard

[p]The ‌Swiss veteran competed at the Australian Open, ‌French Open and Wimbledon this year on wildcards but will miss the US Open, where he ‌won the title in 2016, ⁠depriving him of ‌a farewell appearance at the year's final major.[/p][p]The ​41-year-old three-time Grand Slam champion was not among the final wildcards announced ​over the weekend and will also not compete in this week's qualifying tournament.[/p][p][b]"This city challenged ⁠me. It ​pushed me. It brought something out of me that few places ever could," [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wawrinka-stan/Uo9lu6le/"]Wawrinka[/a] wrote on Instagram.[/p][embed guid="3998a871-badd-44cc-baad-c223082926df" url="https://x.com/stanwawrinka/status/2092254457358643314" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I experienced some of the strongest ‌emotions of my career here. Winning the US Open in the city that never sleeps will forever be one of the greatest moments of my life."[/b][/p][p]French veteran [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/monfils-gael/fm7G8o0m/"]Gael Monfils[/a], who has also said he will retire at the end of the season, received a reciprocal wildcard, which are ‌granted by the national federatons. The ​former world number six is ranked 307th, ‌compared with Wawrinka at 127.[/p][p]On the women's side, twice US Open champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-venus/M7dojKaa/"]Venus Williams[/a] was awarded a wildcard for this year's tournament.[/p][p]The US Open men's and ⁠women's singles ⁠main draw begins ‌on Sunday.[/p][infobox id="3dc51b3a-107f-482b-9173-a97d347ef1b3" /]