Sometimes it only takes 140 characters to sum up the highlights of the Australian Open. Here’s some of the best advice, tennis humor and analyses you’ll find on Twitter about the tournament.
On “Twirlgate:”
Wish someone asked @rogerfederer to twirl. Man crush continues #AusOpen #twirlgate
— Bryn Lewis (@BrynBring) January 23, 2015
On keeping your head up:
Tough one to lose but I’m feeling good.. Good luck to Simona… Still pumped for dubs with my buddy Lucie! #LoveAus #KeepFighting — Bethanie MattekSands (@BMATTEK) January 23, 2015
On sportsmanship:
👍👍 to @timsmyczek for doing the right thing in the final game of his match vs @RafaelNadal. Well done to both on a terrific battle. #ausopen — Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) January 21, 2015
On having a pretty spectacular time at the tournament:
I wonder if there is a camera in the hotels elevator. If yes can I need a tape of my dance performance 😂😂😂 #DanceWhenNoOneWatching — victoria azarenka (@vika7) January 23, 2015
On making history:
B.Becker can retire knowing that he beat Agassi at Arthur Ashe stadium, and Hewitt at Rod Laver Arena. Not bad. — Juan José Vallejo (@jjvallejoa) January 22, 2015
On the difficulties of dual-nationality:
OK, I’m sorry, but Tomic literally veered from one accent to another in the course of a single sentence during that interview. — Hannah Wilks (@newballsplease) January 23, 2015
On pulling all-nighters to watch the Australian Open live:
“I don’t like to sleep.” -Rafael Nadal, sharing an opinion I cannot possibly echo right now. #zzzzzzzzz #ausopen — Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) January 23, 2015
On 19-year-old Nick Kyrgios’ performance in this tournament:
Nick Kyrgios is something rare. Drop him in a big stadium and suddenly he’s pure electricity. So fun. And mesmerizing. — Tom Perrotta (@TomPerrotta) January 23, 2015
On Maria Sharapova’s second-round comeback against Panova:
I see Maria Sharapova saved match points in typical super gritty style to win. I see the sky is blue. #neverindoubt — Elena Scuro (@TheSliceTweets) January 21, 2015
On Roger Federer’s press conference post-loss to Seppi:
@rogerfederer again finds the right balance of credit to opponent and honest assessment of his game. — Pam Shriver (@PHShriver) January 23, 2015
