A Look Back at January 2016 — Stunning Upsets, the German Uprising, and Bad Tennis Omens
Slam champ Serena Williams continued her dominance of Maria Sharapova, who had an entirely non-spiky assessment of the 4-6, 1-6 loss…
Maria: “She’s at a different level. She makes you go back to the drawing board. She makes u work. That’s inspiring.”https://t.co/245JgOZeUn
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) January 26, 2016
Meanwhile, Roger Federer was looking brilliant against Tomas Berdych, who had recently said Federer had “become” a very tough opponent…
Oh my. That TB was pure Sex.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 26, 2016
COME ON! (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/CzhZAQVFCq
— Sofia_RF (@Sofia__RF) January 26, 2016
His victory was followed up by a fan favorite–an on-court interview with Jim Courier…
#RogerFederer #HappyMan #Smiling #Interview #Aus2016 pic.twitter.com/tWVLB7gY7a
— MICHAEL (@MichaelDavarian) January 26, 2016
Jim lists Tomas’ wins over Rog & ranking. “Yeah, like you said, Tomas has caused a lot of problems over the years,” Rog says…then laughs.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 26, 2016
Rog says there’ll be a lot of running no matter who he plays next….he seems to be very focused on the “running” part of tennis. #Olderer
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 26, 2016
Rog says you have to be super confident to try the SABR and though he IS confident on court, he’s “just not feeling it quite yet.”
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 26, 2016
Angelique Kerber continued her incredible form, fighting back to take out former AO champ Victoria Azarenka. This included hitting a succession of winners to save set points, shown here in this video with amusing Chipmunks audio…
Como é que @AngeliqueKerber salva três set points? Com quatro winners e uma ajudinha de Azarenka. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/WYEROVoEyy
— Bola Amarela (@Bola_Amarela) January 27, 2016
“A bad day at the office? Yeah. I didn’t commit enough today. And that’s on me” #Azarenka.#ausopen pic.twitter.com/mb5DKdSKF2
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 27, 2016
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As the field narrowed, someone’s fairytale success had to end…
Terrific 1 1/2 weeks for both Konta and Zhang, but it’s Konta who keeps her Cinderella run from reaching midnight for a little longer.
— Kate Kitsumritphol (@KateSomeWrit) January 27, 2016
Nice hug at the net. #AusOpen https://t.co/OosygSU5Wj
— Ratazana (@Ratazana) January 27, 2016
And then Jo ran into She Who Would Not Be Stopped, and Aga had another one of her “not really here” moments, thus setting up the ladies Australian Open final…
Angelique Kerber joins Serena Williams in #AusOpen final! She downs the unexpected Brit Johanna Konta 7-5 6-2 pic.twitter.com/HTmOdH1BEO
— We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) January 28, 2016
Australian Open: Serena demolishes Radwanska to reach seventh final #Kerber https://t.co/2UnFFdCcO5 pic.twitter.com/1PMNUZa79E
— July (@aunewse) January 29, 2016
Angie’s asked if she thinks her idol Graf might text her w/tips on playing Serena: “Let’s see maybe, I hope so. So Steffi, write me please!”
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 28, 2016
Go on to PAGE 8, for the BIG AO MATCHES…
