{"id":320269,"date":"2025-10-21T04:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T04:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/320269\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T04:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T04:22:15","slug":"stan-wawrinka-suggests-what-would-need-to-happen-for-him-to-retire-from-playing-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/320269\/","title":{"rendered":"Stan Wawrinka suggests what would need to happen for him to retire from playing tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stan Wawrinka will retire from tennis held in the same sort of esteem as Andy Murray, but the dreaded word beginning with the letter \u2018R\u2019 isn\u2019t in his thoughts just yet. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Wawrinka<\/a> has been handed a wildcard into the ATP<\/a> 250 event in Athens next month and that will be his final tournament of 2025. <\/p>\n

With French player Gael Monfils announcing that next year will be his last on the ATP Tour<\/a>, it appears the same questions are being asked about Wawrinka. <\/p>\n

Now, 40, Wawrinka would be forgiven for doing exactly what Murray<\/a> did last year and sailing off into the sunset to head for the golf course. <\/p>\n

However, it would appear that there is still more tennis to come from the Switzerland-born player before his career draws to a close. <\/p>\n

\"StanPhoto credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI\/AFP via Getty ImagesStan Wawrinka shares what would make him retire<\/p>\n

Given that Wawrinka has won some of the biggest titles in tennis, it seems only right that the player decides on his own accord when he puts the rackets away for one last time. <\/p>\n

The winner of three Grand Slam titles has been the world number three previously and it would appear that there is no danger of him retiring any time soon. <\/p>\n

He told L\u2019Equipe: \u201c\u201cEnding a career is very personal. We all have different desires, you have to feel it. We\u2019ll see if there\u2019s a next season, we\u2019ll already finish this one. I live in the present, I try to make the most of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the end is very close, we all have a deadline and at some point we will have to put away our rackets. \u00a0I am happy to be here in Basel, and I will take stock after Athens. But yes, I hope to play a little more next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Wawrinka does want to play a little bit more next year, he\u2019s under no illusions that being the world number 152 does little to get him into many tournaments and he will be relying on some help. <\/p>\n

He\u2019s suggested that he\u2019d like to be qualifying for things on his own rather than receiving wildcards. <\/p>\n

Wawrinka continued: \u201cBut the chances are obviously greater on the Challenger circuit than in an ATP tournament. I try to maintain the best level possible, so that I can go as far as possible in the tournaments.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am of course close to the end. I\u2019m not stopping now, but every week it gets closer. I have no guarantee that I will come back here next year. If there are no results that bring me back up a bit, I will not come back asking for a wild card, which already gives some answers. In any case, I will not stop on a whim, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wawrinka has to be considered one of the game\u2019s top players of his era<\/p>\n

Much like Murray, Wawrinka has to go down as a magical component in a truly golden era of tennis. <\/p>\n

Okay, he only claimed three Grand Slam titles but this was when he was up against Rafael Nadal<\/a>, Roger Federer<\/a> and Novak Djokovic<\/a> throughout his entire career. <\/p>\n