Berrettini bids a definitive goodbye to Wawrinka at the Grand Slams

Sad day for tennis. Stan Wawrinka has officially said goodbye to Grand Slams after losing in the first round of the US Open 2026 to Matteo Berrettini with a score of 7-6 7-6 6-0 after two hours and 15 minutes of a match where he went from bad to good after watching a second set that he had won slip away.

A few weeks ago, both played a marathon match lasting over 4 hours at Wimbledon, where Berrettini also prevailed after 4 intense tie breaks. The first set of this match was more of the same, but in the second Wawrinka even served to equalize the match. However, the Italian player broke him and took yet another tie break against the Swiss (the fifth in a row). From that moment on, Wawrinka gave up and lost in the third set in a disastrous end for a player who leaves with 3 Grand Slams under his belt.

The US Open 2026, the last gift of fate for Wawrinka

The positive part of this ending is that it was totally unexpected for the Swiss player, as initially he had not even received a wildcard for the tournament. However, the withdrawal of Kypson and fate allowed Stan to finally be in New York for one last dance. A tournament he won in 2017 that gave him a well-deserved final farewell after so many years.

Now he will need to rest and face the last part of the season to give his final bursts on the circuit at 41 years old after a dream career. He leaves one of the best one-handed backhands remembered, if not the best, and a player who shone brightly in an era marked by the dominance of Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic.

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