The what?
"The dab. D-a-b," Azarenka said, and again spelled, if asked about the characteristic achievement address she has displayed afterwards acceptable her aboriginal two matches at the Australian Open. It entails aptitude into a bended elbow, as if sneezing, and adopting the added arm up straight.
"It comes from American football," Azarenka explained Wednesday afterwards active through her second-round bout adjoin Danka Kovinic to win 6-1, 6-2 in just 63 minutes. "I anticipate it's absolutely fun. It's entertaining. I adulation accomplishing it."
If Azarenka's contempo achievement is any guide, she will be "dabbing" at Melbourne Park for a few circuit to come.
The 2012 and 2013 Australian Accessible best started 2016 by acceptable the Brisbane International for her aboriginal clash achievement in 28 months. She had entered the Brisbane clash dormant afterwards bottomward to No. 22 in the rankings at the end of 2015, afterward two injury-interrupted seasons.
The above No. 1-ranked amateur is visibly accursed up and bent to win. She has accomplished her aboriginal two opponents in Melbourne in quick, analytic beeline sets with a ascendancy that puts her on the abbreviate account to potentially win the Australian Accessible — area she could accommodated No. 1 Serena Williams in the final.
Azarenka speaks of her improvement as a concrete and brainy recovery.
"I'm activity in the best appearance body-wise, spirit-wise, everything-wise," said the 27-year-old Belarussian, who has talked about her perspectives on activity and tennis maturing.
"I anticipate area I am in my activity is actual different. I'm just so blessed to be here," she said during her on-court interview. "I try to play every point like it's my last."
And afterwards the endure point, comes the achievement salute. For those who don't watch American football, Azarenka explained that Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton affected "dabbing" and "made it viral."
Newton is accepted for his agog achievement celebrations, which cover a Superman move area he pretends to rip accessible his shirt to acknowledge an abstract "S'' on his chest. He has been criticized by some for boundless "dabbing" if he array touchdowns.
So far, Azarenka has not elicited any criticism, just concern a part of those apprehensive what she's doing.
"We appear to accept the aforementioned agent, so I just capital to accomplish my abettor smile at first," Azarenka said about Newton. "Then Cam heard I started accomplishing it. I don't know, I just adulation the sign. I anticipate it's coo
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