Tennis-Wawrinka’s Emotional US Open Finale Ends in Defeat to Berrettini
- Stan Wawrinka's Grand Slam career ended Monday when the 2016 U.S. Open champion lost to Matteo Berrettini 7-6, 7-6, 6-0 in the first round of the U.S. Open.
- Wawrinka initially missed the U.S. Open singles field but received a wild card after American Patrick Kypson withdrew with an injury, prompting the Swiss star to return to New York.
- Berrettini secured victory by surviving a 16-minute opening game in the third set on Grandstand, where Wawrinka mounted seven break points but could not convert against the Italian's resilience.
- Following the match, USTA officials honored Wawrinka on court. "I love the game," Wawrinka said, while Berrettini added, "Delighted to share the court against this legend of our sport once again."
- Berrettini advances to face Mariano Navone in the second round, while Wawrinka, who won his last major title 10 years ago, retires at season's end.
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Stan Wawrinka's Grand Slam career ends after US Open loss
NEW YORK — Stan Wawrinka’s Grand Slam career ended Monday when the 2016 U.S. Open champion lost 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-0 to Matteo Berrettini. Wawrinka won the last of his three major titles in Flushing Meadows when he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 10 years ago. At 41, he was given a wild
Last minute guest, the Vaudois was eliminated in the first lap by the Italian Matteo Berrettini (7-6 7-6 6-0). He left Flushing Meadows happy to have been able to play there one last time, thus finishing his Grand Slams tour for his final seasonTennis is the art of rehearsal. The same sequence of gestures and sequences. Serve, return, tap, run, go sit down, start over. Win points to win games to win matches to win titles. Or lose. Always the sam…
The Tennis-US-Opens offered some emotional moments during the night on Tuesday (CEST). After the successful comeback of top star Carlos Alcaraz there was also a farewell. Routinier Stan Wawrinka had to paint the sails against Matteo Berrettini in the first round – afterwards the tears flowed. Julia Grabher is also retired, while on Tuesday with Anastasia Potapova also the last Austrian starts into the tournament.
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