Associated PressJan 24, 2026, 07:09 AM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMELBOURNE, Australia -- Stan Wawrinka said goodbye after his loss to Taylor Fritz and then grabbed two beers from a courtside ice box, cracked the cans with the Australian Open tournament director and saluted the crowd."Cheers everybody!" Wawrinka said after Saturday's 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 third-round loss to No. 9 Fritz. "And thank you so much."Wawrinka, 40, won the first of his three Grand Slam titles in Australia in 2014. With a 4½-hour, five-set win over 21-year-old French qualifier Arthur Gea in the second round, Wawrinka became the first man 40 or older to reach the third round of a Grand Slam since Ken Rosewall at the 1978 Australian Open.
