In Their Words

Ya'll know me still the same ol' G but I been low key.  Hated on by most these ni**as with no cheese, no deals and no G's, no wheels and no keys, no boats, no snowmobiles and no ski's.

-Alexandr Dolgopolov rapping Dr. Dre (check out the video above at around 2:35)

The sun came up again today and everything is still alright.

-Samantha Stosur on her losses at Brisbane and Syndey prior to the start of the Austrailian Open (hopefully she'll still feel this way after her 1st round loss in OZ)

Well first off I'd like to thank you for asking the hard hitting questions.

-Andy Roddick on whether Andrea Petkovic should have retired the Petko Dance

Is there such a thing as a Grand-er Slam?

-Serena Williams on the #KobeSystem

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Australian Open Day 1: Too Much Electricity Not Enough Rainbows

Don't touch me I might shock youFashion #fail:  Above was Fernando Verdasco's Adidas kit 'Electricity With High Energy'.  I usually love Adidas outfits, but I think they needed to turn the energy down just a smidge.

Best quote about his oufit:

He's a man who's not uncomfortable with his looks. Any man who's prepared to be an underwear model is not going to be afraid of this gear.

- Jim Courier via The Syndney Morning Herald

Best tweets about his outfit:

Fernando Verdasco's on-court attire begs the question, "Do you want fries with that?" twitpic.com/87vqdb #AustralianOpen

— Dylan Stableford (@stableford) January 16, 2012

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Shanked Balls and Double Faults

Laura Robson wears a discrete rainbow hair tie to show her support

Kait O'Callahan is a contributing writer for OnTheGoTennis.  She is currently at the Australian Open with her brother and will be sharing her stories from the matches they attend.

It's already hot when we turn up for our first match. The wind is blowing strong and it looks like we are in for a day of shanked balls and double faults. It certainly starts that way as we tune in for Frederick Nielson and Kevin Anderson. Nielson, who we developed a soft spot for during his Hopman Cup choke loss to Gasquet, has fought his way through qualifying and been rewarded with a match against the man who donated a huge chunk of his first ATP title's prize money to saving rhinos. Anderson is too good for Nielson, and we leave after the first set.

A Russian woman is seated in front of us, playing with the pearls dangling from her neck. Her matching earrings and expensive looking black dress stand out amongst the masses of t-shirts and denim shorts. She flits on her high heels towards the shade every few games. It's hot work being that glamourous. She's there to watch Nikolay Davydenko, who appears to be playing well against the very defensive Flavio Cipolla. Unfortunately, that all changes when up two sets up to one, Davydenko begins to tire, and eventually loses in five. It's a disappointing first round exit for a man who used to be world number four. We wonder if it is the last time we will see Davydenko live.

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Tweets and Twitpics of the Week

Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzchner decided to scare their fans

Got our ass kicked today!our finals streak is over... Sorry @Petzsche its time to split up!good luck in ur life!

— Jürgen Melzer (@jojomelzer) January 8, 2012

The streak is over!i think its time to split up with @jojomelzer !sorry dude it was an awesome time

— Philipp Petzschner (@Petzsche) January 8, 2012

For those who didn't get our ironie... Me and @Petzsche won't split... There is no better partner out there for me... #bromance

— Jürgen Melzer (@jojomelzer) January 8, 2012

Serena Williams had an awkward moment

Just left hotel pool -bikini clad thinking I can jump on elevator quick and run to room. 5 men were waiting for me in elevator. #Awkward

— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) January 8, 2012

She also taught Novak Djokovic how to 'Vogue'

Teaching @DjokerNole how to pose. He's getting there. :)instagr.am/p/gF_ju/

— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) January 11, 2012

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Weekend Wrap Up

We have our first winners of the new year folks!  Here is how we rang in the 2012 season:

The Brisbane International:

As new coach Ivan Lendl watched from his box, Andy Murray bagged his 22nd title by defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 6-3 in just 66 minutes.

Unseeded Kaia Kanepi won her 2nd WTA title, defeating Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-1.

Chennai Open:

Twenty-one year old Milos Raonic blasted 35 aces in a marathon 3h 16m match to win his 2nd ATP title, defeating Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4).

ASB Classic:

Zheng Jei aka Jay Z won her 4th WTA title, and her first since 2006, after Flavia Pennetta retired with a back injury down 2-6, 6-3, 2-0.

Doha:

It was an all-French final but it was Jo-Wilfried Tsonga that prevailed, defeating countryman Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-3.

The Week Ahead

Play is currently underway in Sydney, Hobart, and the Heineken Open.  It should be an amazing week, but the best thing about the week ahead......there are only 7 more days until the beginning of the Australian Open!!!

Let the countdown begin.