When you search for examples of “emptied the bucket to be as good as they could be” there should be a picture of Andy Murray sitting under that quote. Remarkable discipline for training, competition, sacrifice, perfection, a little crazy 😃 but a legend of a bloke. Bravo Andy 👏
So so bloody good, Ashleigh Barty 👏 We Aussies are all so damn proud of her and what’s she’s done for Aussie tennis. And more importantly, the way she’s gone about it. A real down to earth young lady. Well done 2019
@rolandgarros
champion 👏
@ashbar96
@CTyzzer
The strongest of bonds. Mama Halep and her little rock star daughter. Inseparable when they arrived and as they leave Melbourne. Big hugs from your entire team,
@Simona_Halep
🤗 We could not be more proud of you and your performance in the AO.
#inspiring
#resttime
The official signing today of marriage for Simo and Toni in Romania❤️ Congratulations and big hugs to you both. An amazing couple. Have a great celebration with family and friends tonight! 🍾💃🕺
Very few would be more proud of the player and person you’ve become than this bloke, Rog.
What a career. An inspiration, leader, icon and role model to all new generations. A lesson in class.
All the best to Mirka and the family
Well done mate 👏
@rogerfederer
#PeterCarter
Those who know me know my thoughts on all of this. My support in Simona is unwavering. Stay strong, Simo. This was always heading to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland 🙏
The ranking rise of Ash Barty after restarting her career.
May 2016 - unranked
Dec 2016 - 272
Dec 2017 - 17
Dec 2018 - 15
June 24, 2019 - No.1
A stunning rise to the top in just 3 years.
Well done
@ashbar96
@CTyzzer
and your entire team 🇦🇺💚💛👏
2017 Australian Open - R.Federer
2017 Roland Garros - R.Nadal
2017 Wimbledon - R.Federer
2017 US Open - R.Nadal
2018 Australian Open - R.Federer
2018 Roland Garros - R.Nadal
2018 Wimbledon -
Rafa to Roger “heads or tails?”
Well done Simo. An amazing fighting performance all week against really tough opponents. Your strength & character shining through. A wonderful coaching week by Arti & Cosmin. Great job guys 👏
@Simona_Halep
🏆
#WTA20
#TeamSimo
🇷🇴
This is what it means to a tennis player to play
@FedCup
&
@DavisCup
for your country. A view from the Romanian player bench as they suffer through match point ☺️
One team. One goal. All in.
A great fight yesterday and congrats to Garbi & Conchita. Looking forward to watching a wonderful women’s final. Bad luck to our girl
@Simona_Halep
. We are all proud of you. You fight, you learn, you work, you come back stronger. This we will do. (
@EllaLing23
📷)
Beauty Simo.. another final in Madrid. Something about that Spanish city that brings out the best in you! Well done and good luck tomorrow
@Simona_Halep
👏👊
#haisimo
@Simona_Halep
no, thank you Simo for allowing me to take an incredible ride on your journey with you. I remember this photo above like it was yesterday and it is just one of many amazing memories. A great player but most importantly, a great person and friend. All the best, Simo 👊
A big shoutout to one of the best coaches I’ve come to know & without question one of the best blokes going around. Well done Daniel Dobre. Forever the coach of a
@Wimbledon
champ! Great stuff mate & I hope you & Simo are enjoying the amazing reaction back home
#wearesimo
💙💛❤️
Enjoying my (highly likely) last day as the coach to the oldest ever No.1 on the ATP tour. Bloody Federer! Greedy mongrel 😂 oh well... it was a hell of a ride & honour
@AndreAgassi
💪 No better man to break your record. Go get it Rog! Amazing 14 months of tennis. Amazing career.
I stand by every single word of my original statement way back in October. My belief and support of Simona is unwavering.
I look forward to her having the chance to present her case to the independent panel asap.
This should be Simona Halep.
Covid wiped out the 2020 championships & unable to play last year due to injury so Ash Barty was given the honor. With Ash retired, the privilege and honor should go back to Simo. She has earned it as 2019 champ. 🙏
In the absence of the retired Ash Barty, who should open play on Tuesday on Centre Court at Wimbledon?
2019 champ Simona Halep (who couldn’t do it last time due to injury), World No. 1 Iga Swiatek, 7-time champion Serena Williams or someone else?
#PollVault
🤣well played
@Simona_Halep
. I’ll also kick in $50 with you for every Simo snap . So, for the 1st time ever I’ll say “go for it” Our hearts go out to all the firefighters, volunteers, emergency service crews, wildlife & all families affected by the fires 😢
Well guys, you know I love Australia, but you also know I don't hit too many aces 😜
Sooo I want to help and my pledge is this... every time I give
@darren_cahill
a hard time in my box during all my matches in Aus, I will donate $200.
This way I will raise a lot more money ❤️🇦🇺
No. Not at all. Fault lies everywhere here. It's been a mess. Novak, TA, Vic Gov, Federal Gov. It should've been a hard rule entering this country considering what the folks have been thru. Get vaccinated and come play the AO, or if not maybe see you in 23'. No wiggle room
The morning after & it’s still hard to comprehend one player has won 12 majors at the one event. We will not see this again & I’ve been saying that for 3 years now. Congratulations Rafa. They broke the mould when they made you. Superb effort also by Dominic 👏 his time will come
Reckon we could live 500 years and not come close to seeing anything like this again in tennis. 14
@rolandgarros
titles is mind boggling. Well done Rafa! Also wonderful to see Casper play in his 1st major final. A total pro, great player, good bloke and a hell of a tournament 👏
A quick message to the Simo fans & media in Romania. We have NOT finished our working arrangement. Simona has had an outstanding year & her whole team is really proud of her. There’s plenty more work to be done & we are working hard towards finishing the year strongly
#haide
💪
@darren_cahill
@Simona_Halep
I dont know if she realises how much we love her, she's the most important person in Romania and a lot of people are proud to be Romanian just because of her! Such an honor to live in the same era with her ❤️
I would like to announce that Simona and I will not be continuing our partnership in 2019 purely for family reasons on my part.
.
After much thought and discussion, and many years with…
Good luck to Ash Barty today. A win in the final of Birmingham and Ash will be ranked No.1, our 1st on the WTA tour since Evonne Goolagong-Cawley. She will also be seeded
#1
for Wimbledon which is a huge honour. If it doesn’t happen today, it’ll happen soon. A great young lady 💪
I know Rafa is the King of Clay but remember if he wins this
@usopen
he will join just Connors, McEnroe, Sampras and Federer as the only players to have won 4 or more US Open’s in the open era. A hardcourt record that stands with the best. (Note: Jimmy (5) won on 3 surfaces)
It’s my home slam but a big pat on the back to the
@AustralianOpen
. The updated player/public facilities, food, fans, bands, technology, access to courts, 3 indoor stadiums, transport, ball kids, staff & big event atmosphere is a credit to all involved. 👏
@TennisAustralia
🇦🇺
Djokovic's comeback this year has been well documented but Nishikori's is impressive also. Kei was out injured from August last year, missed the Australian Open, ranking dropped to 37 & played 2 Challengers this season. He just qualified for the
@ATPWorldTour
Finals in London.
An incredible role model for so many not only in our sport, and she’s always gone about her career in her own special way. Well done, Ash. A true Aussie legend 👏
Ash Barty announced her retirement in an interview with her best friend Casey Dellacqua, who helped her back into the sport: "I'm so happy and I'm so ready and I just know, at the moment, in my heart, for me as a person this is right."
7 days into a 14 day hotel quarantine in Sydney. Definitely rough sledding with no window to open for fresh air but plenty of time to work on the short game 💪
Goodness me... I don't know how Dominic held that together! Showed nerves at times but also showed great staying power and blistered that last forehand like a champ. Well done! I reckon it'll be a heck of match tomorrow. Nadal vs Thiem. Can't wait.
Nu exista o onoare mai mare pentru un jucator de tenis sa participe la Cupa Davis/Federatiei. Gandurile si uratile mele de bine sunt cu Simo si echipa Romaniei in acest weekend in confruntarea cu Franta. Sper sa vedem o finala Australia vs Romania spre sfarsitul anului! 💪😊
An incredible few weeks for Coco Gauff. What an effort in Cincinnati 👏 Well done to her and the entire team including the 2 new coaches Pere Riba, and of course my favourite coach of all time Brad Gilbert. So good to see you back in the coaching seat, BG 💪
@bgtennisnation
Just a reminder that these guys that spend a good part of their careers outside the top 100 and on the challenger tour.... are damn good players.
Oscar Otte
A lot of game and a fun watch.
La multi ani , Romania. Va doresc toate cele bune si anul 2020 sa va aduca sanatate si multe impliniri. Imbratisari de la prietenii vostrii australieni. 💙💛❤️
@ChrissieEvert
this match should not be happening in a 3rd round. Serena (and all mothers) should be protected by the WTA and allowed to use their protected ranking for seeding, if applicable. Women should not be penalized for giving birth by starting from zero 😊
Well done Rafa. Oldest ATP year-end No.1 joining Roger & Novak at 5 times apiece. An amazing era of champions and I feel privileged to be still working in the game and watching up close. Inspiring stuff.
While that may true as I’m socially distanced, we are in the privileged position to be competing in, and working at the US Open, so we are all adhering to the protocols in place. This is one of them. Plus, it sets a good example to those watching. So, no problem with me.
@darren_cahill
Dude. Just saw you on espn2 sitting all alone in the stands wearing your mask doing your report. That is ridiculous virtue signaling. You were protecting absolutely no one - assuming masks even protect people.
A special evening and presentation to
@Simona_Halep
by the folks at
@Nikecourt
last night. Big thanks to Massimo, Sara, Mario, Des, Rubin, Mia and all of the team that welcomed Simo’s team into the
#NikeFamily
. The artist is “Endless” Hospitality with a capital “H”! 😘😊
It's the morning after but still worthy of a big pat on the back to
@alexdeminaur
for his stellar performance pushing one of the worlds best
@cilic_marin
to the brink last night. Fight, endeavor, drama, sportsmanship and a wonderful level of tennis by both. Well done fella's 👏💪
A wonderful tribute by the BBC to Sue Barker as she steps away from
@Wimbledon
after 30 years of presenting the coverage. An amazing transition from elite player to elite presenter. She will be missed by all in our sport 👏❤️
I’m all for delivering more prizemoney to players at Grand Slams but the
@atptour
&
@WTA
need to fix their own % breakdowns to help lower ranked. There is too much money at the top. Prizemoney basically doubles every round at all events. In Dubai, a 4X jump between QF & SF.