Former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka has gained a wild-card access into the event.
Wawrinka, from Switzerland, is about to make his nineteenth look in Melbourne, the place he received his first main name in 2014 via defeating then-International. Number one Rafael Nadal within the ultimate. He’s 43-17 within the event all through his profession.
“I am extremely thankful to obtain a wild card into the Australian Open in 2025,” mentioned Wawrinka, 39. “Melbourne holds this sort of particular position in my middle. It is the place I received my first Grand Slam, some of the largest milestones of my profession.
“Town, the folks, the loud enthusiasts and the electrical surroundings make the Australian Open so particular to me and I am truly having a look ahead to getting again at the court docket in Melbourne.”
In all, 9 gamers had been awarded wild playing cards, introduced Friday. At the girls’s facet, they integrated Australian Ajla Tomljanovic, 31, who has been beset via accidents since attaining a career-high No. 32 in April 2023.
“There is not any higher feeling than taking part in in Melbourne in entrance of all of the Aussie enthusiasts,” Tomljanovic mentioned. “I am so excited and thankful to be again competing on the Australian Open.”
The event will run from Jan. 12-26.
–Box Degree Media