A Look Back at January 2016 — Stunning Upsets, the German Uprising, and Bad Tennis Omens
Tennis fans were not prepared for the insane Gilles Simon / Novak Djokovic match whose combo of brilliance and disaster quickly overwhelmed us…
Simon gets the pass over a prone Nole…that is amazing….lolol.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 24, 2016
It takes unimaginable patience to play the way Simon does. You can’t help but admire him for it… right after you punch him in the face.
— Matt Kriz (@2ndServeHack) January 24, 2016
GASP. Another drop fail…5-0 Simon
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 24, 2016
At the same time, Aga Radwanska was locked in a tense battle with another of those feisty Germans, Anna-Lena Friedsam…
Well. Friedsam bullying the hell out of Aga right now.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 24, 2016
Lobwanska 4ever
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 24, 2016
It’s a shame the boys went on so long, people should have seen that Aga / Friedsam set…what incredible tennis…using every inch of court.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 24, 2016
A match that will likely haunt Gilles forever…
GSM Nole. #100errors
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 24, 2016
Novak agrees with some wag who yells “no more dropshots” – “You’re ABSOLUTELY right…”
— Rozzington Bear (@rfsatar) January 24, 2016
It wasn’t the day for scrappy contenders, as Aga eventually righted the ship in her match as well…
Aga is pissed…in a good way. Quick hold 4-1!
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 24, 2016
After dishing out a 2nd set breadstick, Aga was down 2-5 in the decider, until she sent a flurry of lobs and droppers at a physically-declining Friedsam, whose body broke down before she could close out the match.
Aga Radwanska surives scare vs Friedsam coming back from 5-2 down in 3rd set to take the win 6-7 6-1 7-5 #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/WkbOrr13Nr
— We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) January 24, 2016
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Things went awry for former Australian Open champion Stan Warinka, however, when he faced off against Federer’s Brisbane nemesis, Milos Raonic. Much angst ensued.
Stan bounces racquet, leaves it on ground about 15 feet from his bench. “You just stay there and think about what you’ve done.” 😛
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 25, 2016
Interviewed @stanwawrinka on the eve of the @AustralianOpen. Said he had just got a cold – looks like it’s really affecting his energy now
— Simon Cambers (@scambers73) January 25, 2016
This seems like a good time for me to start nervously eating potato chips.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 25, 2016
Stan’s BHs not being winners is incredibly disturbing.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 25, 2016
Though Stan fought back from a potential straight-set loss, the Rocket — who ultimately passed Stan for the #3 spot at the end of 2016 — triumphed in 5 sets.
Earlier, Milos Raonic upset Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3 to reach QF. Faces Monfils next. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/9uWNm6vthy
— BATennisWorld (@BATennisWorld) January 25, 2016
Milos Raonic stuns former champion Stan Wawrinka in @AustralianOpen 5 set epic, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3! #Incredible pic.twitter.com/hsDsuHAwVA
— Norbert Lee (@njl35) January 25, 2016
We consoled ourselves with Stan’s epic fighting spirit and a hopeful clinging to cosmic patterns that turned out to be not entirely off-the-mark…
No worries. First AO ’14…next FO ’15… clearly @stanwawrinka is just keeping to his schedule for Wimby ’16.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 25, 2016
Go on to PAGE 7, where the STAGE IS SET for the SEMIS!
