At a quirky, off-the-chain opening major to this season, records were broken, and records were extended. By the time the singles finals rolled around, the event had taken on a certain vintage, namely 2008 feel—Serena vs. Venus and Rafa vs. Roger.
Here are the highlights and lowlights among all that was seen and heard on the ground in Melbourne these past two weeks:
See No. 7 here.
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From Rafael Nadal talking to Jim Courier about his girlfriend, "wildcard" entry Maria "Xisca" Perello, Roger Federer engaging with Courier, CoCo Vandeweghe in any one of her post-match tangents or Venus Williams after her first-round fight, players often brought hilarity and levity to post-match proceedings on court.