Nicolas Mahut doesn't have to win a slam or anything for the rest of his career. If he wants a wildcard, the Frenchman deserves to get a wildcard no matter what tournament!
The tournament organizer at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., has given Mahut a wildcard into the July 5-11, tournament. He was a finalist in 2007 and this will be his fifth appearance.
He has to enjoy this fame while it last, but there is always the record book to cuddle with when his career is over...many, many years from now of course.
Heck, they might as well put him in the Tennis Hall of Fame while he is there. Him and John Isner.