Tournaments end, others begin but the world of social media rolls effortlessly. We’ve taken a quick wander through the murky depths of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to find out who was saying what about whom (or just posting shameless selfies).
First up, though, props to Nick Kyrgios who secured his first ATP title in Marseille:
You never know the true value of a moment, until it becomes a memory. #thankyouMarseille #1 #jumpman #teamKyrgios
Posted by Nick Kyrgios on Sunday, February 21, 2016
Best bud Thanasi Kokkinakis summed up the thoughts of plenty of his fellow pros following the win:
En fuego @NickKyrgios ?? First of many
— Thanasi Kokkinakis (@TKokkinakis) February 21, 2016
Francesca Schiavone (yep, she’s still ripping up clay courts around the world) won her first title in ages at Rio. Rather than bathing in social glory, though, she left that to Flavia Pennetta:
Mamma miaaaaaaaaaa 2 settimane da urlo per il tennis italiano!! Grande Schiavo @Schiavone_Fra !!! ????
— Flavia Pennetta (@flavia_pennetta) February 21, 2016
Away from the tennis court, Novak Djokovic went for a swim
I know you missed me on court 🙂 Get ready for more action.. #DDFtennis pic.twitter.com/n3rfbGH57A
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) February 20, 2016
So did Serena…
…who then went dancing:
Borna Coric went skipping:
Great fitness training before the first match #Dubai #fitness #jumpingrope pic.twitter.com/n4VJae5C59
— borna coric (@borna_coric) February 21, 2016
Vika Azarenka went running… backwards:
Money ???? pic.twitter.com/64MTEdSaA6
— victoria azarenka (@vika7) February 20, 2016
And Angie Kerber arrived in Doha:
Hello Doha ?? #teamangie pic.twitter.com/sLoGUMezOD
— Angelique Kerber (@AngeliqueKerber) February 20, 2016
Then it was on to the serious business of partying (which is, obviously, preceded by the even seriouser business of taking selfies):
No shame ? pic.twitter.com/NzCYzBpVl9
— Daria Gavrilova (@Daria_gav) February 21, 2016
— Belinda Bencic (@BelindaBencic) February 20, 2016
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) February 20, 2016
You get the idea.
The tennis world cheered when Delpo made his long-awaited comeback at Delray Beach, and the big guy was happy with how it went:
Chau Delray, gracias por esta semana inolvidable! ???
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Bye Delray! I'll never forget this week! ??? pic.twitter.com/9TNRifcwyu— Juan M. del Potro (@delpotrojuan) February 21, 2016
It was an emotional weekend for Dmitry Tursunov as he waited to see whether he would make it into Acapulco. First came the lows:
Then the highs:
But like all the greatest grand cosmic ironies we should end where we began. And so we find ourselves back with Nick Kyrgios who celebrated his maiden ATP title by jumping on a plane and jetting off to Dubai:
Thanks for all the messages everyone. Pumped with my first title. Now on to Dubai!! ????????
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) February 21, 2016
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