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Veteran Wawrinka Outlasts Gea to Extend Australian Open Stay
Wawrinka won the longest match at the 2026 Australian Open in 4 hours 33 minutes, becoming the first man over 40 to reach the third round since 1978, organizers said.
- In Melbourne on Jan 22, Wawrinka edged Gea 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 7-6 at Melbourne Park, with the match decided in a final-set tiebreak.
- Having received a late wild card, Stan Wawrinka seized the chance and relied on experience and Kia Arena crowd support against Arthur Gea, 19 years his junior.
- The match featured multiple breaks, with Arthur Gea breaking to lead 5-3 in the third set before Stan Wawrinka surged 2-0 in the fifth set as the Kia Arena crowd roared and Gea began to cramp.
- Advancing to the third round, Wawrinka becomes the first 40-year-old to do so since Ken Rosewall at the 1978 Australian Open, his first time since 2020.
- Looking ahead to his planned retirement at the end of the 2026 season, Wawrinka said `I'm exhausted,` after a marathon 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 7-6 victory at Melbourne Park.
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At the age of 40, he reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament? Ken Rosewall had done this last time in 1978. Swiss Stan Wawrinka now finished in a match for more than four and a half hours.
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