Retiring Wawrinka and Monfils receive French Open wild cards
Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka and fellow retiring player Gael Monfils have been awarded wild cards for the French Open. The 41-year-old Wawrinka won Roland Garros in 2015 and is currently ranked No.
125 in the world. The 39-year-old Monfils reached the semifinals in Paris in 2008 and sits at No.
222 in the rankings. Both players plan to retire at the end of the year and will each be honored after their final matches in Paris.
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