If you didn't already know how multi-talented Ugo Humbert is, here's your proof. ? ?
The Frenchman has had a great year on court with spare time to improve his piano skills.
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Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley has maintained that updated information about the Australian Open will be released imminently, with this report being the strongest signal yet.
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There was no additional indication given about fan capacity.
If 2021 is anything like 2020 for Iga Świątek, get ready for a blindingly bright future. ☀️
At 19, the Pole made history in Paris and should have a blindingly bright future ahead.
“It has been a hell of a year."
Despite the trials and tribulations brought by 2020, some players made the best of it and took every chance they could to improve themselves.
Marcos Giron was one of them.
“It has been a hell of a year," the 27-year-old American says.
First Polish player to win a Grand Slam.
Current world No. 17.
Oh, and 2020 ROLAND-GARROS champion, of course. ?
Ladies and gentlemen, the #3 WTA Player of 2020, Iga Świątek.
Captured nine majors
Spent 178 weeks at No. 1
Monica Seles is an icon.
Nine majors and 178 weeks at No. 1 only scratch the surface of her legendary numbers.
“What he did from 0-4 in the tiebreaker was just unreal. He just crushed the ball, everything went in from both corners…He just took it away from me.”
Spoken by Novak Djokovic, after Dominic Thiem was able to defeat one of the Big 3 to close out an incredible year.
Thiem knows now that he’ll always get tight against the Big 3, yet can beat them anyway.
Players will arrive in Melbourne between January 15 and January 17, on chartered flights paid for by Tennis Australia, with a mandated 14-day quarantine beginning only after the last player arrives.
There was no additional indication given about fan capacity.
BREAKING: Australian Open 2021 is now set for February 8th, three weeks later than originally planned.
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Those who have followed Venus Williams throughout her career know how seriously she takes her health.
Now, she is applying her knowledge and passion into Happy Viking, a plant-based food company. ??
The 40-year-old created Happy Viking based on her own plant-based diet journey.
Juan Martín del Potro is still down, but not out. ?
His sights are set on competing in Tokyo for the rescheduled 2021 Olympics.
The Argentinian has won two Olympic medals during his injury-plagued career.
Q: What could make Roger Federer's long-awaited return to court even better?
A: Roger returning to court wearing his signature "RF" logo again. ? ?
When the Swiss makes he return to the courts in 2021, he will have a familiar look.
A win streak of a career-best 17 matches
Three titles
COVID-19 positive
Simona Halep truly experienced the highs and lows of this season.
The Romanian went 23-3, highlighted by a 17-match win streak, en route to three titles.
Champion in Dubai, Prague, and Rome. ?
23-3 record. ?
Finished the year at world No. 2. ✌️
Simona Halep certainly earned her spot at #4 on our Top 5 WTA Players of 2020.
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CoCo Vandeweghe is currently rehabbing a hand injury due to a freak accident with a not-so-microwavable soup. ??
She expects to be back on tour no sooner than March 2021.
She opened up about her season-ending hand surgery on an episode of FANtastic Tennis.
When Azarenka won their first match in 2016 in two tiebreakers, it seemed like the start of a glorious rivalry.
After their next two matches ended in retirement, we finally we had a chance to see Victoria Azarenka and Garbiñe Muguruza go toe-to-toe through three tense sets.
The Spaniard and Belarusian reminded us that we haven’t seen enough tussles between them.
Naomi Osaka 大坂なおみ has just entered a new realm.
The world No. 3 will make her debut in the manga magazine's February issue.
Namaste. ?
Félix Auger-Aliassime is tapping into his inner yogi during off-season and incorporating a peaceful practice into his routine.
The Canadian did everything from warrior one to the advanced crow pose.
Novak Djokovic trades in his tennis shoes for hiking boots. ?
The nature lover is enjoying all that his home country of Serbia has to offer.
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