Naomi Osaka walks onto the court in couture at Australian Open

The GIST: Grab a ShackBurger and settle in — the Australian Open enters the third round, and a few players are giving main character energy Down Under.

💪 Soon-to-be retiree Stan Wawrinka just keeps winning: During the Big Three era, the 21 years in which Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic won almost every single Grand Slam, few players were able to slay these giants — but Wawrinka did it three times (2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2016 US Open), making him a cult legend among tennis fans.

• Back in December, Wawrinka confirmed that 2026 would be his last year on the Tour, but so far his peaceful swan song has been anything but: The 40-year-old Swiss star is onto the third round after Wednesday’s thrilling five-setter, where he defeated an opponent almost half his age.

• Wawrinka will next face world No. 9 Taylor Fritz today, alongside a few other standout matches: No. 8 Ben Shelton takes on No. 30 Valentin Vacherot while No. 4 Djokovic is looking for his 400th Grand Slam match win vs. Botic van de Zandschulp. Booked and busy.

🙌 Fashionista Naomi Osaka through to third round: No. 16 Osaka is turning heads for many reasons in Melbourne. Not only did she walk onto the court in head-to-toe couture for her first-round match, but she’s returning to her winning ways, moving onto the third round after yesterday’s icy three-set win.

• If Osaka’s victorious against Maddison Inglis today, she’ll advance to the Round of 16 for the first time since winning this very Slam in 2021.

• Already onto that round? Rising Canadian star No. 17 Victoria Mboko and two-time Slam winner No. 3 Coco Gauff, who won their respective matches last night.