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Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka given Roland-Garros wildcard in final season

The Independent·Flo Clifford·22 days ago
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Former champion Stan Wawrinka has been awarded a main-draw wildcard for this month’s French Open, in what is set to be his final appearance at the tournament. The Swiss player, who won Roland-Garros in 2015, announced that this season will be his last before retirement. Plans are in place to honour the 41-year-old after his final match in Paris, as well as to celebrate the career of home favourite and fellow wildcard Gael Monfils , who will also retire at the end of the year. Wawrinka is now ranked 125th in the world, while Monfils - a semi-finalist in 2008 - is ranked 222nd. However there was no main-draw wildcard on offer for Belgian veteran David Goffin , who has also announced the 2026 season will be his last. The 35-year-old, who is now ranked 249th, was instead awarded a wildcard into the qualifying tournament. He reached a career high of seventh in the world and won six ATP Tour titles, and made the last eight at the French Open, Wimbledon and Australian Open .…

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