Former Grand Slam winner

Stan Wawrinka receives wildcard for the Olympics!

Stan Wawrinka will be competing in the singles tennis event at the Olympic Games!

The Swiss will receive one of two wildcards reserved for former Grand Slam and Olympic champions. This was announced by the Swiss Olympic Committee on Thursday. Wawrinka, ranked 98th in the world, had missed out on direct qualification from a sporting perspective. The 39-year-old is returning to the Olympic stage twelve years after London 2012.

The first contender for the second wildcard is Andy Murray
In 2008, he won the gold medal in the doubles together with Roger Federer, but was unable to compete in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo due to injury. The first contender for the second wildcard is two-time Olympic champion Andy Murray. The 37-year-old won gold in the singles in London in 2012 and four years later in Rio. He is currently in recovery training after back surgery.

Whether he will be able to play at Wimbledon next week is still extremely doubtful. "I will wait until the last minute to see if I can play." It is currently more likely that he will not be able to play at the grass court classic, at least not in the singles. He had planned to compete in the doubles with his brother Jamie. The Olympic tennis tournament starts on July 27. Should Murray not be fit for action, Austria's former US Open winner Dominic Thiem could possibly still benefit in his final year of his career.