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.

Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka was among nine wild-card entries awarded Friday for the Australian Open in January.

Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka, 39, accepts a wildcard to play in the main draw of the 2025 Australian Open.

The Australian Open has released its first batch of main-draw wildcards, with three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka among those awarded direct entry.

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.

Nine local players also gain entry to season’s first grand slam, where crowd favourites the ‘Special Ks’ will reunite in the doubles.

Stan Wawrinka, a three-time major champion, is among nine wild-card entries for the Australian Open in January. Tennis Australia has announced the wild-card participants, including Australians Tristan Schoolkate and Daria Saville.

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 men’s champion Stan Wawrinka and home favorite Ajla Tomljanovic lead the wildcards for 2025’s first Grand Slam tournament, which begins January 12 in Melbourne. Wawrinka defeated Rafael Nadal to win the first of three Grand Slam titles in 2014.

The 39-year-old Swiss claimed the first of his three major titles at Melbourne Park in 2014, with that triumph earning him a career-high world ranking of number three.

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.