World number one and heavy favorite Rafael Nadal expectedly dominated the social media during the Australian Open 2014 tournament. However, during the men’s singles final, Stanislas Wawrinka received thousands of congratulatory messages through Twitter following his stunning win against the Spaniard at the men’ singles final on Sunday. Check out the following messages sent by fellow ATP stars and tennis legends.
@JimmyConnors (Jimmy Connors) Stan Wawrinka— Australian Open Champion. Any more need to be said. Great effort….
@theljubicic (Ivan Ljubicic) I wonder how many players went: “oh, so it can be done!” . Big congrats to @stanwawrinka . Fantastic achievement
@gugakuerten (Gustavo Kuerten) @stanwawrinka and @normansweden: very well done guys!!! Awesome job #AusOpen champs!!! Enjoyyy
@MPhilippoussis (Mark Philippoussis) Congratulations Stan Wawrinka 2014 Australian Open Champion. What an amazing display of ball striking, hitting Nadal off the court!
@TheBorisBecker (Boris Becker) Stan the Man…big shoutout to @stanwawrinka for winning his first major !!! It was about time….
@andyroddick (Andy Roddick) Wow….. Props to Stan Wawrinka on an unreal run down under
@AlexCorretja74 (Alex Corretja) Lendl, Becker, Edberg, Chang, Ivanisevic etc… @normansweden u r the men! Bravo @stanwawrinka @AustralianOpen Champ!
@swish41 (NBA star Dirk Nowitzki) Stan the man pulled it off? Wow. Happy for him. Well deserved
@TipsarevicJanko (Janko Tipsarevic) @stanwawrinka congrats Stan!!!!
@milosraonic (Milos Raonic) Well done @stanwawrinka ????
@DavidFerrer87 (David Ferrer) Enhorabona a @stanwawrinka por su triunfo. Ánimo a @RafaelNadal y sobretodo que se recupere pronto! (Congratulations to @stanwawrinka on your triumph. Great effort @RafaelNadal and best wishes for a fast recovery.)
@tomasberdych (Tomas Berdych) Well done @stanwawrinka well deserved ????
@FerVerdasco (Fernando Verdasco) What a shame what it happened today to @RafaelNadal! And congrats to @stanwawrinka for his 1st grand slam victory! @AustralianOpen
@Maheshbhupathi (Mahesh Bhupathi) It’s always great to see dreams come true in sport.. Congratulations @stanwawrinka. What a way to break into the big league! Part of history
