2016 Australian Open Winner Angelique Kerber Congratulated By Bayern Munich After Victory As German takes dip Yarra river.

• Angelique Kerber swam in Yarra river after winning the Australian Open
• German accepted bet to copy Jim Courier celebrations over 20 years ago
• Kerber was congratulated by Bayern Munich after claiming victory 

Angelique Kerber took the unusual step of celebrating her Australian Open win by taking a dip in Melbourne's Yarra river on Sunday.

The German. after beating Serena Williams in the final, made good on a bet after promising she would follow in the footsteps of Jim Courier - winner of the Australian Open in 1992 and 1993 - by taking a swim in the river if she won in Melbourne.

Here, Sportsmail runs you through some other things you may not know about Kerber.

Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber celebrated her victory with a dip in Melbourne's Yarra river

 The German made good on a bet to follow in the footsteps of Austrlian Open champion Jim Courier

                                                    Kerber laughs in the water but was quick to get a towel after 

admitting the water was cold and a 'little dry'

Courier also swam in the river after landing the Australian Open title in 1992 and 1993

1. Kerber was born in Bremen to a German mother and Polish father. She is now based in Poland in the small town of Puszczykowo - which has a population of 10,000 - where her grandparents own a tennis centre named after her - Centrum Tenisowe Angie.

2. Kerber is right-handed but is a leftie on the tennis court. Unlike Rafael Nadal, who was encouraged by coach and uncle Toni to play with his left hand, Kerber become a southpaw for no specific reason other than picking up the racket with her left hand when she took up the sport at the age of three.

3. Kerber's idol is Steffi Graf and she spent time with the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion during a training camp in Las Vegas last March. Graf sent a text to Kerber after reaching the final, saying 'Congratulations from me. I'm really happy for you.'

Kerber, pictured with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, is right-handed but a leftie when playing tennis

Kerber sprays champagne a day after winning her final match at the Australian OpenRS/Issei Kato

Kerber visited Government House in Melbourne to celebrate her maiden Grand Slam success

Kerber plants a kiss on the trophy following her shock win over Serena Williams

4. Kerber has been a fan of FC Bayern Munich since her childhood, often talking about football with her German compatriots on tour. The club sent Kerber a message of congratulations on Twitter with a photo of players including Manuel Neuer and Philipp Lahm celebrating the result.

5. Kerber dumped coach Benjamin Ebrahimzadeh last year and reunited with old coach Torben Beltz, who she had split with previously in 2013. Beltz did not shave during the fortnight in Melbourne as a superstition with Kerber progressing through the tournament.

Kerber signs a book with the Governor Of Victoria, the Honourable Linda Dessau AM, and her husband