A Look Back at January 2016 — Stunning Upsets, the German Uprising, and Bad Tennis Omens
In the men’s semifinals, another player joined Simon in the “I have a list of regrets” category, with Milos Raonic going up 2 sets on Andy Murray, only to lose it in five.
.@andy_murray into 5th @AustralianOpen final, 9th #grandslam d Raonic 46 75 67 64 62.11-2 in 5 sets since 09 @Wimbledon.
— Greg Sharko (@SharkoTennis) January 29, 2016
Live at #AusOpen: SFs- [2] @andy_murray d [13] Milos Raonic 46,75,67,64,62. Don’t worry, Milos will be back there. pic.twitter.com/qpMvTaDcdQ
— Canada’s Tennis News (@CdnTennisNews) January 29, 2016
Meanwhile, Federer was having a rough day against the reigning #1, Novak Djokovic. At the time, we couldn’t help but be reminded about some locker room chatter from earlier in the tournament…
Simon quoted in L’Equipe saying he’ll have the whole locker room behind him vs Djokovic on sunday. Guys are fed up w/ being humiliated.
— Carole Bouchard (@carole_bouchard) January 23, 2016
Dear Locker Room Supporting Simon….this is what happens when you keep leaving the 34-year-old to do your dirty work. Step up already, ffs.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 28, 2016
We’ve got to give Nole style points for his reply to Simon’s quote, however…
In the women’s locker room I’m pretty popular pic.twitter.com/Zbz0fesf0j
— LillaMay (@LillaMay) January 24, 2016
Things were looking dire for the #3 player as Djokovic went up a quick 6-1, 6-2, but the fans were still behind the Maestro’s roller coaster game…
Hahah….huge crowd ovation for Rog at start. He hits an ace. Crowd cheers louder. Next point is an error. Sigh.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 28, 2016
Ta-da. Rog holds for 3-2. The crowd is quite thrilled.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 28, 2016
Federer got a standing ovation when he broke for 4-2, and eventually fought to a 6-3 win in the 3rd set. After a rough start, fans were glad to see Fighting Fed in action and a far more respectable scoreline emerging.
Well, that was something. Hopefully he can keep fighting tooth and nail because this is a lot more entertaining.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 28, 2016
Roger leaving court to hopefully rip a sink out of a wall or something, keep the fire going….heh.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 28, 2016
As crummy as it can be to see Fed struggling, Angry!Fed can be entertaining to watch, especially as it often leads to some go-for-broke tennis.
They’re closing the roof. So Rog has to wait. He ain’t happy.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 28, 2016
Rog looked at that ball so accusingly when he mishit it…lol.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 28, 2016
LOL….Rog’s disgusted grumble AS he was hitting that shot…hahaa.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 28, 2016
He was not the only one feeling the pain…
I tweeted “Sob” and Twitter told me “You already tweeted that.” Thanks for reminding me, jerk.
— Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 28, 2016
While Djokovic has often had the upper hand in matches as Federer has gotten older, their matches so far can always be relied on to produce some of the most amazing tennis ever seen on tour. The Australian Open 2016 was no exception…
This is absolutely bananas pic.twitter.com/OabiEyU2M3
— The Cauldron (@TheCauldron) January 28, 2016
Despite what transpired with Federer’s knee after this event, he remained true to the promise he made after this tough loss in 2016…
Federer fans can rejoice–sounds like he has zero intention of hanging up his rackets anytime soon: pic.twitter.com/TAxkH8ndr9
— Nick Nemeroff (@NNemeroff) January 28, 2016
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There wasn’t much to say about the men’s Australian Open final in 2016, as Djokovic once again proved the AO is his favorite place, and Murray lamented yet another final there…
61 75 76(3) for all the resistance that Andy Murray offered, Novak Djokovic was way too good. GS#11 #AusOpen #6pic.twitter.com/S1np9soy5M
— Anand Datla (@SportaSmile) January 31, 2016
#Djokovic‘s done it. 61 75 76(3) win vs. Murray, a 6th #AusOpen title, 11th Slam
AO 08 11 12 13 15 16
RG
Wimb 11 14 15
USO 11 15RG next?
— Nick McCarvel (@NickMcCarvel) January 31, 2016
Djokovic has defeated Andy Murray 61 75 76(3) to win his 6th Aussie Open and 11th major. For the 5th time Murray has been denied the title.
— Craig Gabriel (@crosscourt1) January 31, 2016
Australian Open 2016 champion Novak Djokovic and trophy at Government House, Melbourne,Australia.#djokovic#tennis pic.twitter.com/VaFpid7aA7
— Ian Currie (@iancurrie66) February 1, 2016
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