{"id":397772,"date":"2026-01-09T06:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/397772\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T06:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:28:11","slug":"stan-wawrinka-receives-australian-open-wild-card-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/397772\/","title":{"rendered":"Stan Wawrinka receives Australian Open wild card | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Australian Open
\n Wawrinka receives Australian Open wild card<\/p>\n

Swiss star won the Australian Open in 2014<\/p>\n

January 09, 2026<\/p>\n

\"Stan<\/p>\n

Paul Kane\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Stan Wawrinka will play singles in the Australian Open main draw for the 20th time.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

Australian Open<\/a> tournament organisers announced Friday that they have awarded Stan Wawrinka<\/a> a main draw wild card into the season\u2019s first major. <\/p>\n

The Swiss star has made a good start to his year, helping Switzerland to the semi-finals of the United Cup<\/a>. His country will play Belgium Saturday for a spot in the final of the mixed-teams event. <\/p>\n

Wawrinka owns a 43-18 record at the Australian Open<\/a> according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index. In 2014, he won his first major title at Melbourne Park, beating Novak Djokovic<\/a> and Rafael Nadal<\/a> en route to the trophy.<\/p>\n

This will be the 20th time Wawrinka competes in singles at the Australian Open<\/a>. Last year he fell in four tight sets in the first round to Lorenzo Sonego<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The No. 156 player in the PIF ATP Rankings has missed just one edition of the tournament since 2006 and has advanced to at least the quarter-finals five times. The 40-year-old recently announced that 2026 will be his last year competing on the ATP Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read Feature: Why Wawrinka’s last dance will be more salsa than slow waltz<\/a><\/p>\n

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