Tournament director Nicolas Lamperin has been forced to rejig his wildcard offerings after the withdrawal of Stan Wawrinka from the men's ASB Classic
Tournament director Nicolas Lamperin has been forced to rejig his wildcard offerings after the withdrawal of Stan Wawrinka from the men's ASB Classic
10 January 2026
The three-time major winner has pulled out owing to a busy United Cup schedule that currently sees him on court in Sydney.
The Swiss 40-year-old is retiring after this season.
Lamperin has reallocated wildcards to two former champions - 2024 winner Alejandro Tabilo of Chile and 2016 and 2018 winner Roberto Bautista Agut .
He says the juggling comes with the territory.
Meanwhile, the women's finalists will be set tonight.
Fourth seed Alexandra Eala and Chinese seventh seed Wang Xinyu are first up at 5:30pm.
Top seed Elina Svitolina will then face third seed - rising American Iva Jovic .
Svitolina says after a lengthy break at the end of 2025, she's felt her game building nicely this week.
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