Wawrinka loses to Berrettini in final Grand Slam match

Stan Wawrinka, the three-time Grand Slam champion, played his final major tournament match on Monday, August 31, 2026, losing to Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the first round of the US Open. The 41-year-old Swiss veteran, who will retire at the end of the season, was defeated 7-6(4), 7-6(3), 6-0 on the Grandstand court at Flushing Meadows, ending a glittering Grand Slam career that included winning the US Open title in 2016.

The match was a competitive battle for the first two sets, with Wawrinka repeatedly threatening to turn the tide. After falling behind early, he broke Berrettini's serve to love to level the first set and later earned a set point in a marathon game. However, the 30-year-old Berrettini, a former world No. 6 and 2019 US Open semifinalist, held his nerve in both tiebreaks to take a commanding lead. A brief rain interruption in the second set preceded an early break of Berrettini's serve, but Wawrinka could not capitalize, squandering seven break points, including three set points. The third set saw Berrettini dominate, breaking Wawrinka three times to secure a bagel that concluded the Swiss player's Grand Slam journey.

The occasion was an emotional farewell for...