Stan Wawrinka vs Taylor Fritz Preview & Prediction | 2026 Australian Open | Third Round
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Stan Wawrinka faces Taylor Fritz at the 2026 Australian Open.
Start date/time:
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Outdoor hard
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Stan Wawrinka vs Taylor Fritz prediction
Stan Wawrinka’s long goodbye at the Australian Open has extended into a third round blockbuster with Taylor Fritz.
The veteran Swiss is playing his final tournament at Melbourne Park ahead of his retirement at the end of the season.
The 40-year-old wildcard has rolled back the years from the start, defeating Laslo Djere in four and outlasting French qualifier Arthur Gea in a fifth set match tie-break.
The world number 139 now faces a far sterner test in the shape of ninth seed Taylor Fritz, who has made a solid if not quite truly eye-catching start to the year.
Wawrinka leads the match-up 2-1 but that will have little relevance given both his wins came over seven years ago and Fritz’s triumph was on the clay in Monte Carlo in 2023.
It’s arguably a no-brainer in terms of a Fritz win given the American sits in the bracket of stars just behind the current top two in the men's game and Stanimal is very much in the final moments of a spectacular career.
Add in the fact the Swiss has already had two long battles here and a straight sets victory may well be likely, but if Stan can ser.ve well, he may yet nick a set and that could be where the value is if you want to gamble on a better return.
Stan Wawrinka vs Taylor Fritz tip: Taylor Fritz to win 3-0
