Shanghai Masters 1000 Reveals Wild Cards Including Wawrinka
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This Wednesday, the Shanghai Masters 1000, scheduled from October 1st to 12th, announced its list of wild cards.
Four Chinese players will have the privilege of skipping the qualifying rounds: Juncheng Shang, Yibing Wu, Yi Zhou, and Zhizhen Zhang, who has dropped to 370th in the world rankings.
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But a notable guest is also present, in the person of Stan Wawrinka. The Swiss player will head to Shanghai after his final at the Rennes Challenger and his semifinal in Saint-Tropez.
His best performance in Shanghai was a quarterfinal appearance in 2013 and 2015, each time defeated by Rafael Nadal.
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