A Look Back at January 2016 — Stunning Upsets, the German Uprising, and Bad Tennis Omens
Later in the tournament, the world watched in stupefied wonder as little Lauren Davis (who was eating almond butter out of a jar with a spoon mid-match) took on eventual victor Maria Sharapova in a hot mess of a match…
My TL’s reaction to Davis winning the 2nd set…. LOL…. pic.twitter.com/fQQou1wAKQ
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 22, 2016
The match was entertaining enough on its own, but then the Australian Open’s Big Brother cameras captured this gem of a reaction to the ladies from The Maestro…
VIDEO #Federer and Dimitrov watch Sharapova vs Davis
I think Roger also enjoys watching tennis https://t.co/Lq6lJdLH1u— M Teresa Buscalia (@TereBuscalia) January 26, 2016
The new era of big tournaments with roofs means there always has to be some roof-related drama…
So why did you jackasses open the roof again? #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/IdJWxDSOsT
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 22, 2016
And this is reason enough to hope we’ll never see Vika’s post-victory “dab” again…
WHAT ARE YOU DOING PAM pic.twitter.com/UPI3UETKpL
— Jordan (@heelsrule1988) January 23, 2016
The Germans were making waves with big upsets on the WTA side, but the most powerful German of all was shredding her opponents with focused, aggressive winners…
Match point de @AngeliqueKerber. Poderosa! #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/AMVZbu9MDm
— Bola Amarela (@Bola_Amarela) January 23, 2016
And we learned an unsurprising yet still kinda amazing stat about Ana Ivanovic, who retired this year:
Hah…graphic shows there’s a 53 inch spread in the range of Ana’s ball toss–all 1st serves from one side of the court…lol.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 23, 2016
Her coach, and Andy Murray’s father-in-law, also had a scary episode during the tournament. Thankfully, it turned out not to be serious, and Sears later put it down to bad sushi.
Good news: told Nigel Sears is alert and responding in ambulance in ambulance. Nervous scenes here still, lots of people scared. #AusOpen
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) January 23, 2016
Back on the tennis court, Stan Wawrinka reached a big milestone…
400th career wins and counting! What a milestone! Well done @stanwawrinka!! So proud of you! Onwards & Upwards pic.twitter.com/YucqVBPD8m
— Rika (@sushimaccheese) January 23, 2016
Meanwhile, Gael Monfils was having an epic match against the #225-ranked Stephane Robert, despite what was ultimately a straightforward 3-set scoreline.
OH MY GOD pic.twitter.com/vMRCrtCGAi
— Ricky Dimon (@Dimonator) January 23, 2016
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And we learned that #Merican icon Andy Roddick has apparently never interacted with the Djokovic fandom on Twitter… 😉
Roger and Rafa Twitter fans shock me …. It’s as if you’re not allowed to say something nice/respectful about the other guy
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) January 22, 2016
And little did we know, back in January of 2016, that this tweet would soon have a much more uncomfortable connotation…
Cheat day’s got you like pic.twitter.com/hHWWHkxV64
— WTA Reactions (@WTAreactions) January 24, 2016
Go on to PAGE 6 for more CRAZY CONTENDERS in simultaneous ATP/WTA showdowns…
