Good morning, tennis fans! This is the start of our live blog covering Stan Wawrinka's second-round match against Arthur Gea. Stay tuned for pre-match updates as they come in.
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea, Australian Open 2nd Round Highlights: Wawrinka Outlasts Gea in 5-Set Epic - As It Happened
Stan Wawrinka vs Arthur Gea, Australian Open 2026 Second Round Highlights: The Swiss veteran played out a hard-fought contest against Arthur Gea in an all-time classic
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Stan Wawrinka extended his final Australian Open run by defeating 21-year-old French qualifier Arthur Gea in a five-set marathon. In what has become the longest match of the tournament so far, Wawrinka triumphed 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6 (10–3) after four hours and 33 minutes of play. The 40-year-old Swiss veteran, who plans to retire at the end of the 2026 season, relied on his trademark one-handed backhand and immense resilience to overcome his opponent, who is 19 years his junior. Despite Gea’s fearless performance and a two-sets-to-one lead, Wawrinka’s experience shone through in the high-stakes 10-point match tiebreaker. This victory makes Wawrinka the second-oldest man to win a match at the Australian Open. Catch all the highlights and major updates below.
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Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Good Morning
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Match Details
Date: Thursday, January 22nd
Time: 10:20AM (IST) onwards
Court: Show Court Arena
How to watch: Sony Sports Network and Sony LIV app/website
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Follow Djokovic Vs Maestrelli
This match between Stan Wawrinka and Arthur Gea will start shortly, until then catch all the live action from the second round match between Novak Djokovic and Fransesco Maestrelli right here.
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Timing Update
This match will be starting from 10:30AM onwards.
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Set 1
Surpirisngly, Arthur Gea has started on the front foot, winning 4 games in the first set whereas Stan Wawrinka has won three as of yet. It is going to be an exciting contest, which is going to last for hours.
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Frenchman Stuns Wawrinka
What did we just witness? Stan Wawrinka has been stunned by France's Arthur Gea in the first set and absolutely no one can't believe it. Wawrinka went toe-to-toe with Gea but the latter ultimately claimed victory by 6-4.
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Wawrinka Fighting Back
Stan Wawrinka appears to be finding his feet against Arthur Gea as the Swiss now leads by 3-1 in set number 2 and is close to winning the 4th game as well.
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Wawrinka Wins Set 2
Incredible fightback from the Swiss national Stan Wawrinka who produced an outstanding performance to win the 2nd set by 6-3.
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Gea Claims Set 3
Arthur Gea has shocked Stan Wawrinka again and wins the third set by 6-3 in dominant fashion. The 4th set will be a thriller for sure.
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Swiss Leading Set 4
Stan Wawrinka has won the first two games of set number 4 and has scored 15 already in the 3rd game.
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: End-To-End Battle
What a contest we are having between Stan Wawrinka and Arthur Gea. Both of them are relentlessly going back and forth for a spot in round 3. The 4th set is evenly poised at 5-5.
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Wawrinka Wins Set 5
Stan Wawrinka has clinched a hard-fought win in set 5 by 7-5 to take this match into the tie-breaker set. The Swiss is leading 2-1.
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Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Wawrinka Leads 4-3
Stan Wawrinka is leading by 4-3 in the deciding set. France's Arthur Gea has a lot of work to do.
Stan Wawrinka Vs Arthur Gea LIVE Score, Australian Open 2nd Round: Wawrinka Wins
Stan Wawrinka has just completed an emotional, marathon victory over 21-year-old Arthur Gea. In a 4-hour, 33-minute epic, the 40-year-old veteran triumphed 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-3).
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