Naomi Osaka lines up a forehand.

Photo: Martin Sidorjak

In the world of journalism, a common refrain is you can’t go wrong with kids and dogs.

The same can apply to Twitter. Although some wild fashion choices are also a safe bet to get attention.

The Australian Open has not just been about tennis this year, but this week the off-court action was a lot more fun.

Here are the highlights:

Mutual Admiration

Maybe the greatest moment in Twitter history saw two great champions of the sport exchanging compliments. If only Twitter was always this wholesome.

Be like Andy and Naomi.

And when some fans disagreed, Andy wasn’t having it.

Murray also got some revenge on countryman Liam Broady, who was teasing him last week on Twitter.

Style Icons

Young gun Carlos Alcaraz had some looks this week.

Speaking of stylish…

And then there was this.

How the turn tables…

At this point, you’ve surely seen the famous photo of Ons Jabeur strangling Anett Kontaveit. Well, the Estonian has had her revenge.

Must love dogs

Daria Saville brought her dog to the player hotel this week, leading to this amazing moment with Aslan Karatsev.

The Force is strong with this one

Olympia Ohanian, future Queen of the universe?

Could we see a next-generation Azarenka-Williams doubles team?

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