WTA icon and 7-time slam champion Venus Williams already made her US Open return in singles. After two years away, the veteran, now 45, stepped back on the hard courts of her home slam thanks to a wild card invitation. But here’s the paradox on the ATP side! Three-time Grand Slam champion and former US Open winner Stanislas Wawrinka, aged 40, missed out on the event this season. But wait, it seems he is back in the mix again.
For those who missed it, the US Open confirmed this year’s wild card entries by mid-August 2025. The eight names on the list were Brandon Holt, Nishesh Basavareddy, Tristan Boyer, Emilio Nava, Stefan Dostanic, Darwin Blanch, Valentin Royer, and Tristan Schoolkate. And to many people’s surprise, Stanislas Wawrinka (who received a wild card last year) was nowhere t