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Luxury wildcards in Cincinnati: Wawrinka, Monfils, Dimitrov, and Draper

Andrés Tomás Rico - 31 Jul 2026
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Luxury wildcards in Cincinnati: Wawrinka, Monfils, Dimitrov, and Draper. Photo: Getty Images

The Masters 1000 in Cincinnati may have one of the best draws of a Masters 1000 in recent times. Following the confirmation of Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner, and while waiting to have Carlos Alcaraz, whose goal is to be in Ohio while his wrist is expected to recover, the American tournament has officially announced its four high-level wild cards: Stan Wawrinka, Gael Monfils, Grigor Dimitrov, and Jack Draper.

The Swiss will play for the last time in Cincinnati, where his best result was a semifinal in 2012. After finishing his farewells on clay and grass, it's time for the Helvetian on the North American hard court tour and just before his last Grand Slam as a professional tennis player: the US Open, a trophy he lifted in 2016.

Wawrinka and Monfils are running out of their last weeks as professionals; Draper and Dimitrov are seeking to revive

Monfils is in the same situation. The Frenchman faces the final stretch of his career after saying goodbye with all honors at Roland Garros, did not receive an invitation for Wimbledon, but he will have it for both the Masters 1000 in Canada and in Cincinnati. He is waiting to see if he receives an invitation for New York.

Dimitrov's situation is different from that of the Swiss and the Frenchman. Far from retiring, the Bulgarian wants to keep playing, and after his great performance at Wimbledon, where he reached the round of 16 after a very tough year due to his pectoral injury and the difficulty of finding his tennis, he has a golden opportunity to re-enter the Top 100 and not depend on this type of invitations.

Something similar happens with Jack Draper. The 24-year-old player reached number four in the world last year, but a shoulder injury and another in his knee have caused him to miss almost the entire season, while he has also dropped out of the ATP top 100. His physical condition remains a mystery; in fact, he received another invitation for the ATP 500 in Washington this week and had to withdraw at the last minute. 
 

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