Wawrinka bids an emotional adieu to Roland Garros in first-round defeat

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · May 25, 2026 · 488 words

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Wawrinka bids an emotional adieu to Roland Garros in first-round defeat Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka bade an emotional farewell to Roland Garros on Monday, falling in four sets to Dutch player Jesper de Jong in what was his final appearance at…

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The 41-year-old Swiss, who won the title in 2015, received a heartfelt tribute from fans and tennis greats after his first-round exit.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260525-wawrinka-bids-adieu-to-roland-garros-…

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“Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka bade an emotional farewell to Roland Garros on Monday, falling in four sets to Dutch player Jesper de Jong”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm Stan Wawrinka lost to Jesper de Jong in four sets on a Monday at the French Open (Roland Garros).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stanislas "Stan" Wawrinka (French: [stanislas vavʁiŋka]; born 28 March 1985) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the ATP. Wawrinka has won 16…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Wawrinka

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 French Open is a Grand Slam tennis tournament being held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France from 24 May to 7 June 2026. The 2026 French Open is retaining the use of human line judge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_French_Open

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jannik Sinner defeated Casper Ruud in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2026 Italian Open. It was his tenth ATP Masters 1000 title, record-extending sixth consecutive AT…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Italian_Open_–_Men's_sing…

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“The 41-year-old Swiss, who won the title in 2015”

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Wikipedia confirms Wawrinka was born March 28, 1985 (making him 41 in 2026) and won the French Open in 2015.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 ATP Tour is the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2026 tennis season. The 2026 ATP Tour calendar comprises the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the main career statistics of Swiss professional tennis player, Stan Wawrinka. To date, Wawrinka has won sixteen ATP singles titles, including three major singles titles at the 2014 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Wawrinka_career_statistic…

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“Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka bowed out of his 21st and final Roland Garros”

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Multiple independent sources state that this was Wawrinka's 21st appearance at Roland Garros and his final one.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The French Open (French: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Open

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“The 41-year-old Swiss will hang up his racquet at the end of the current season”

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Web search results from December 2025 and reports during the 2026 tournament confirm his intention to retire at the end of the 2026 season.

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web search NEUTRAL — Prior to the 2014 French Open, he requested and was granted a formal change in his name from "Stanislas Wawrinka" to "Stan Wawrinka", stating that he plans to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Wawrinka

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 19, 2025 ... Stan Wawrinka to Retire After 2026 Season Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka announced on Friday that 2026 will be his final ...
https://www.facebook.com/CGTNSportsScene/posts/-stan-wawrink…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 26, 2025 ... BREAKING NEWS 40-year-old Stan Wawrinka has officially confirmed that he will continue competing in 2026 — and says he has NO retirement ...
https://www.facebook.com/agtptennis/posts/breaking-news-40-y…

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“Wawrinka went down in just over three hours on court under a blazing sun 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Dutch lucky loser De Jong.”

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Multiple sources confirm the specific score (6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4) and that Jesper de Jong won the match.

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“Wawrinka was presented with a glass case containing a section of a clay court”

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Only one specific web search result mentions the presentation of a glass case containing a section of a clay court.

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web search NEUTRAL — Make Money Creating Stan profile Meet Your All·in·One Creator Store Stan is the easiest way to make money online. All of your courses, digital products, and bookings are now hosted within your link-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — Stan offers unlimited access to thousands of hours of entertainment, first-run exclusives, iconic series & movies.
https://www.stan.com.au/

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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to STAN Please, log in Email *
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“two video tributes to his career were displayed on big screens around the stadium – the latter featuring messages directed to Wawrinka from former champions Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic”

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Only one specific web search result describes the video tributes featuring Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic.

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web search NEUTRAL — Wawrinka's quarterfinal opponent was Novak Djokovic, and this time Wawrinka won in five sets, taking the deciding fifth set 9–7 after being a break down. The victory ended a 14-match losing streak aga…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Wawrinka

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web search NEUTRAL — 'All about Stan today'. After the match, Wawrinka was presented with a glass case containing a section of a clay court and two video tributes to his career were displayed on big screens around the sta…
https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20260525-wawrinka-bids-adieu-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-SrqlAdh9Q

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“there were few empty seats to spare on Court Simonne Mathieu”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the match took place on Court Simonne Mathieu.

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web search NEUTRAL — 16 hours ago ... ... of Paris after falling to Jesper De Jong in four sets ... And for one final time, this amazing crowd on Court Simonne-Mathieu says merci beaucoup, ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYw9AOek5ez/

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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago ... The crowd on Simonne-Mathieu were behind him from the first ball, and there were moments – most of all when he took the second set – when the ...
https://www.tennismajors.com/roland-garros-news/de-jong-ends…

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web search NEUTRAL — 21 hours ago ... Fans on Court Simonne Mathieu chanted Wawrinka's name and cheered ... “It's not about me today,” the 25-year-old De Jong said in a brief on-court ...
https://wtvbam.com/2026/05/25/tennis-emotional-wawrinka-bows…

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“former world number three”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Stan Wawrinka has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the ATP.

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“A crushing forehand by De Jong earned the 106th-ranked player the crucial break to get ahead 5-4 in the fourth set.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Jesper de Jong's specific ranking (106th) at the time of the match.

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