Stan Wawrinka Vs Laslo Djere Highlights, Australian Open 2026 First Round: Swiss Advances To Next Round

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Stan Wawrinka Vs Laslo Djere, 1st round match at the Australian Open 2026 will start at approximately 8:40am IST.

Stan Wawrinka Vs Laslo Djere match in the 1st round at AO 2026 will follow post the conclusion of Andrey Rublev vs Matteo Arnaldi at the KIA Arena.

Andrey Rublev has defeated Matteo Arnaldi in straight sets and now all eyes will be on veteran Stan Wawrinka and his 1st round game against Laslo Djere.

Wawrinka Vs Djere is underway at the Kia Arena with the Swiss star serving first in the set.

Stan Wawrinka was being held 1-1 with both players holding on their serve. The Swiss ace then holds back from his serve, to take a 2-1 lead in the opening set.

Stan Wawrinka had announced that Year 2026 will be his last on the court. The Swiss player has won 16 tour-level titles, including three major trophies.

“ONE LAST PUSH,” Wawrinka wrote. “Every book needs an ending. It’s time to write the final chapter of my career as a professional tennis player. 2026 will be my last year on tour.”

Both sets of players are holding on their serve and are not giving away a single error or mistake. It's 5-5 in the first set and things could get interesting if it enters tie-break.

Djere breaks Wawrinka with a 0-40 lead and then grabs the set to take 6-5. He then holds on to his serve and grabs the first set 7-5. Wawrinka has all to do in the second set, if he has to stand a chance of making a comeback.

Stan Wawrinka vs Laslo Djere: 6-3

After losing the 1st set, Stan has held on to his serve with Djere. The Swiss veteran now takes a 2-1 lead and will need to break the Serbian's serve, if he has to gain any sort of advantage.

Veteran Stan Wawrinka rolls back the years with some vintage play at the Show Court Arena. Wawrinka breaks Djere's twice and now holds a 5-2 lead in the second set. The Serbian is serving to stay in the set.

A 6-3 set sealed in the second set as Swiss ace holds on to his serve to gain even honours in the 1st round match. Wawrinka will need to up his game after sealing the second set. The 40-year-old former champion is not willing to throw in the towel.

Wawrinka holds on to his serve and but Djere does the same as well. The third set is finely poised with the score at 3-3.

Stan Wawrinka has broken Djere's serve and now two up in the third set. Stan leads 5-3 and another break could see him seal the set and go 2-1 up in the game.

The 40-year-old former champion has taken the third set 6-3. The Swiss ace will win the match if he clinches the fourth set.

Djere and Wawrinka are not giving anything away in this contest. Both are holding on their serve and the Swiss looks to break the serve and inch ahead in the contest.

Stan Wawrinka, who is leading two sets to one, is into a fourth-set tie-break against Serbia's Laslo Djere. He is 5-4 up in the fourth set.

Stan Wawrinka lives to fight on another day as he clinches a memorable first round victory over Laslo Djere. He wins 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).