Australian Open Champion, Stanislas Wawrinka — Pics, Quotes, and Love from the Players
Anyone who follows Val @TennisInsideOut on Twitter knows she has a bit of a thing for Stan Wawrinka. And if she expressed her true innermost feelings about this match, they would be wildly X-rated with a lot of !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If we left this to JD, he would side-eye Stan for not closing it out sooner, but be grateful that the #Stanimal did eventually make it worth the trouble of waking up at 2am, with 3 hours sleep, after a 10 hour shift at work.
More than anything, the collective feeling here for Stan is one of joy, so we thought we’d share some Twitter pics and love for the Swiss star. Just so we can all bask in the glory that is Stan the Man, winning what we hope is merely his *first* Slam trophy. #AllezStan
The Australian Open championship comes in Stanislas Wawrinka FIRST Grand Slam final appearance Β» pic.twitter.com/vQeTjshaE5
β SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 26, 2014
Congrats to Wawrinka on winning his 1st Grand Slam and only the 2nd Swiss to achieve it after the Maestro Federer. pic.twitter.com/63V7NrKy0a
β Go Roger Federer (@GoRogerFederer) January 26, 2014
Stan and his mum. <3
What a moment for Stan and his team π #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/rPZebxNyny
β TennisFromEverywhere (@HajarBenomar) January 26, 2014
The boyssssss!!! π
Stan, Seve and Magnus. π pic.twitter.com/yHgaco8F6G
β Kishore Sharma (@KishoreRF) January 26, 2014
Speeeech!!!
My beautiful boy. <3 pic.twitter.com/FZUTVOfQjP
β Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 26, 2014
#Awkward
“Wait a minute…that’s not Roger!” pic.twitter.com/T5lzGagGkT
β Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 26, 2014
Stan turned the agony of a heartbreaking defeat, into the glory of hard-fought victory!
12 months #Stanimal pic.twitter.com/eRwBmIlM3P
β Juliana (@julianavrc) January 26, 2014
Lookit the crowd!!!
Wow MT @AustralianOpen: A packed Garden Square watched #Wawrinka win. Now they get to share victory with #Stanimal pic.twitter.com/LJDkYNHVAq
β Andreen (@A_Gallivant) January 26, 2014
Listen to the cheers!
.@stanwawrinka greets the crowd #ausopen #stanimal https://t.co/gvxn1pX0dz
β Tennis Vines (@tennis_vines) January 26, 2014
Stan the Man and his trophy…making the Happy Slam rounds…
With the ball kids. pic.twitter.com/Uh3EDgyjZQ
β Anne (@quadruplebagel) January 26, 2014
Best picture of all! RT @Nicarzani A winning team @stanwawrinka @normansweden @SeverinLuthi pic.twitter.com/weCM5tk9je
β Katie Bee (@breakpointsaved) January 26, 2014
WHAT . A . TEAM !! @stanwawrinka @normansweden pic.twitter.com/7O3lZ3vWjo
β Sandra (@SundySp27) January 26, 2014
Back to the locker room with new friend Norm. @stanwawrinka is a very happy champion. #ausopen pic.twitter.com/liizIgY0VK
β Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2014
His record safe for at least one more Slam, Pete was impressed with Stan.
Sampras on Stan: “man, that backhand. Wish I had that thing.”
β Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) January 26, 2014
Love from the family…and the Maestro…
#Wawrinka “I didn’t call many people (after the match but my wife, my daughter, my sister & Roger called me.” #ausopen
β Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2014
Some press attention:
Another #AusOpen photoshoot for @stanwawrinka pic.twitter.com/NcuSRJa5GD
β Nicola Arzani (@Nicarzani) January 26, 2014
Ever himself:
Stan Wawrinka has the aura of a guy who is equal parts embarrassed and shocked about what he did tonight. Says he needs time. #ausopen
β Beyond The Baseline (@SI_BTBaseline) January 26, 2014
Wawrinka: “I never expect to play a final. I never expect to win a Grand Slam. And right now I just did it.” #ausopen
β Beyond The Baseline (@SI_BTBaseline) January 26, 2014
Shout outs from the players, which includes one more reason to love Ali, who previously called Stan’s level of fight “drool quality.”
I love Rafa and all, but I am on the Stan train today baby!
β Alison Riske (@Riske4rewards) January 26, 2014
Well done @stanwawrinka …congrats! Big respect @RafaelNadal …. #champions
β Jule Goerges (@juliagoerges) January 26, 2014
Stan the man..all hats off!! BRAVO @stanwawrinka !!
β Sergiy Stakhovsky (@Stako_tennis) January 26, 2014
Congrats to @stanwawrinka Way to regain your composure and win your 1st Grand Slam Title #stanimal
β Katrina Adams (@katadams68) January 26, 2014
I wonder how many players went: “oh, so it can be done!” . Big congrats to @stanwawrinka . Fantastic achievement
β Ivan Ljubicic (@theljubicic) January 26, 2014
Boom! .@stanwawrinka. “Never in doubt. I told you so!” #AusOpen #Team1HandedBackhands
β Amer Delic (@AmerDelic) January 26, 2014
@stanwawrinka Congrats! Well deserved! Nice to see new people as slam Champions!;)))
β Aleksandr Dolgopolov (@TheDolgo) January 26, 2014
Wow….. Props to Stan Wawrinka on an unreal run down under
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) January 26, 2014
The Aussie Open champ @stanwawrinka juste Γ©normissime !!! Bravooooooo, tellement heureuse pour toi #champion — Marion bartoli (@bartoli_marion) January 26, 2014
Even from his semifinal opponent…
Well done @stanwawrinka well deserved
β TomΓ‘Ε‘ Berdych (@tomasberdych) January 26, 2014
And a bit of love from his overwhelmed friends…
FΓLICITATION… #CHAMPION
β paire benoit (@benoitpaire) January 26, 2014
Oh my God Stanley
β Donna Vekic (@DonnaVekic) January 26, 2014
And a very special fan. π
Congrats @stanwawrinka on your first major. Itβs been a dream watching you play all #AusOpen. You did it #STANIMAL! pic.twitter.com/WeLV4DLhqI
— Fiona (@federering) January 26, 2014
You are worthy, Stan!
Wawrinka: ‘I think I deserve that Grand Slam because I won against Djokovic, No. 2; I won against Rafa. I did amazing 2 weeks’
β Matt Cronin (@TennisReporters) January 26, 2014
Time for celebration:
Your Stan quote of the tournament: “There’s a big chance I get drunk tonight.” #ausopen
β Steve Tignor (@SteveTignor) January 26, 2014
However he spends his time after press, that boy is not going to remember a thing in the morning…hah. (or late afternoon, probably) #overwhelmed
And I might not either. π
Hey @stanwawrinka ……………………………………………………………….. ………………………you did it, babe. <3
β Tennis Inside Out (@TennisInsideOut) January 26, 2014
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