December 13 - Former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka has received a wild-card entry into the tournament. Wawrinka, from Switzerland, is set to make his 19th appearance in Melbourne, where he won his first major title in 2014 by defeating then-World.

Wawrinka won the Australian Open in 2014, beating the recently-retired Rafael Nadal in four sets, for his first Grand Slam singles title. Wawrinka peaked at world No. 3 with that victory, and later added major titles at the French Open in 2015 and the 2016 U.S. Open.

Three-times Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka was among nine players handed wildcards to compete at next month's Australian Open, tournament organisers announced on Friday. The 39-year-old Swiss claimed the first of his three major titles at Melbourne Park in 2014,

Teenage sensation Maya Joint says it “means the world” to play in the Australian Open after being handed her first main draw berth as one of nine wildcards for the first grand slam of the year.

Australian Open fans will get the opportunity to face off with their tennis heroes in a one-point shootout in Melbourne next month. The wild new tournament has been introduced in an effort to give fans unprecedented access to the biggest tennis stars in the world.

Three-times Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka was among nine players handed wildcards to compete at next month's Australian Open, tournament organisers announced on Friday.

Stan Wawrinka, the 2014 Australian Open champion, was among nine wild-card entries awarded Friday for the Grand Slam tournament in January.

Local hope Ajla Tomljanovic and Swiss champion Stan Wawrinka are among nine players handed wildcards for the Australian Open.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka was handed a wildcard Friday for the Australian Open, a tournament he first played almost 20 years ago. "I'm incredibly grateful to receive a wildcard into the Australian Open in 2025,