Together, we were able to return.
Together, we can come back stronger.
Thank you to those who made that return possible. ?
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There was anger at the lack of consultation.
There was also eagerness to have Grand Slam tennis again, whenever and wherever.
But it might have been the FFTs daring move that single-handedly started off a relatively smooth second half of the season.
There was anger at the lack of consultation, interpreted as a lack of consideration.
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"I want to leave the game on a high note, while I am still playing at a level I can be proud of.” - Stefan Edberg,
It was this day in 1995 when Edberg announced his decision to retire.
Ranked No. 1 for 72 weeks, the Swede won 41 singles titles, including six Grand Slams.
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"That's Ash Barty!" ?
After a an incredibly difficult year for the students of Bomaderry High School in New South Wales, Ash Barty paid a surprise visit to the teacher who used the world No. 1 as an example for her students. ❤️
It's a been a rough year all around, and in Australia the troubles began right away.
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It was the day the coronavirus pandemic hit home for tennis.
Once Indian Wells was cancelled, events began to fall like dominoes—Miami, Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome were also canceled in the coming weeks.
Until then, there had been little anticipation of any serious disruption to the schedule.
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Naomi Osaka 大坂なおみ is in the driver's seat and we're loving it.
"I’m gonna just post whatever and whenever I want now," the 23-year-old wrote.
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Nobody beats Diego Schwartzman 10 times in a row. Not even Rafa Nadal.
On their 10th meeting, the Argentine took it in two sets. ?
The Argentine stunned Nadal while in Rome for the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
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Reached second round at the Australian Open. ✔️
Reached third round of the US Open Tennis Championships. ✔️
Bring on 2021 for Caty McNally. ? The 19-year-old is only moving up.
The American made some noise at this year's first Grand Slam.
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Naomi Osaka 大坂なおみ's trip to Haiti is what dreams are made of. ?
Check out her recap, along with four other top posts of the day, now.
The 2017 US Open champion rocked a bright orange Nike ensemble.
World No. 29 Dayana Yastremska is currently still in Dubai, training with her team.
Her announcement did not indicate whether she will return to competition when the WTA season starts in Abu Dhabi.
"I went into self-isolation and didn’t train for 2 weeks," the 20-year-old said.
Brandon Nakashima, like many of us, is eager to see what 2021 brings, and is ready to put in work to make it a good season. ?
" I would like to keep improving my ranking, do well at the Grand Slams in 2021 and hopefully win an ATP tournament. I am really looking forward to next year.”
"I would like to keep improving my ranking, do well at the Grand Slams in 2021," he says.
Players like Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Bob Ryland, and more are much more than forehands, serves, and volleys.
The International Tennis Hall of Fame's "Breaking the Barriers" exhibit reminds us that people are poems, and their poetry remains in motion.
A forever-timely experience, with a 2007 origin and an impressive set of living voices.
It wasn't pretty. Roger Federer wouldn't win another match all season, having to undergo knee surgery shortly after.
But it was the type of match that keeps him coming back for more.
2021, please bring us more matches like this from the Maestro. ?
When he finally won a match point of his own, the Swiss appeared incredulous.
His words have rocked us.
Will Roger Federer return in 2021? ?
He was named Switzerland's best athlete of the last 70 years.
"What was the message you got?"
Naomi Osaka 大坂なおみ takes on social activism at the US Open Tennis Championships.
#BlackLivesMatter
The 23-year-old was carrying on the sport's long if peripheral tradition.
And that's a wrap. ?
Monica Puig brings her season on #MyTennisLife to an end.
Watch now→ http://baseline.tennis.com/article/92105/my-tennis-life-puig-wta
The Puerto Rican wraps up 2020 as the co-star of Tennis Channel's My Tennis Life.
The offseason antics are in full swing, from Elina Svitolina's "stillness and focus" training to Rafa Nadal's outdoorsy adventures. ⛰
The Spaniard enjoyed some time away from the court this weekend.
We’ve been mesmerized by the likes of Connors-McEnroe, Evert-Navratilova, Graf-Seles, Sampras-Agassi, Venus-Serena and Federer-Nadal over the last half century.
As each of these greats eventually leaves the game behind, who will emerge to create the next great rivalry in tennis?
Duos reliably meeting in matches with meaning have elevated tennis' profile significantly.
Hugo Gaston first made heads turn when he upset Stan Wawrinka in the third round of ROLAND-GARROS, but he's just getting started.
Here's why we should be keeping an eye on the 20-year-old in 2021:
He weaponized the drop shot in his improbable run to the fourth round in Paris.
In winning his 13th ROLAND-GARROS title and tying Federer at 20 Grand Slam titles, Rafa Nadal not only reached another milestone in Paris...he showed why he's won all he has. ?
Yet as somber as the moment was, it was also the season's most historic.
