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Madison Keys says she will miss the Australian Open after having wrist surgery.

The 21-year-old American, who is ranked No. 8 in the world, said Friday in a statement on Twitter that she had arthroscopic surgery on her left wrist three days after the season-ending WTA Finals in October.

The right-hander described the procedure as minor, saying it didn’t involve any tendon issues and went very well.

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— Madison Keys (@Madison_Keys) December 23, 2016

PRAGUE (AP) Petra Kvitova’s recovery from surgery on her left hand is going well after a knife-wielding intruder attacked her.

Kvitova was released from a hospital on Friday, three days after she was operated following injuries Tuesday in the attack her at her home in the town of Prostejov.

Kvitova says she was told by the surgeon who operated on her in a specialized clinic in the northern town of Vysoke nad Jizerou on Tuesday that her recovery is ”fine and without complications.”

Kvitova says ”I feel better day by day.”

Apparently in a good mood and smiling, Kvitova offered thanks for support she received from other players and fans.

In October 2016, twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan set a milestone that will likely stand the test of time as they celebrated their 1,000th doubles match win on the ATP Tour.

The 38-year-old twin brothers notched their 1,000th win after they defeated Pablo Cuevas and Viktor Troicki in the quarterfinal match at the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna. They are the first doubles team to achieve this feat.

The American siblings, who turned pro in 1998, won their first match in Atlanta that same year. They have since won 112 doubles career titles as a doubles team, more than any men’s doubles team in the open era. Their wins include 16 Career Grand Slam titles, 34 Masters 1000, and 4 ATP Finals.

“We are happy to get our 1,000th win here. Vienna will always be a special place for us. And we are happy to celebrate this record with Thomas Muster, one of our heroes of our youth,” said Mike.

“We’ve been aiming for the number 1,000 for a few years now. It’s outstanding, that we reached it tonight in Vienna. We have relished the fact that the fans have stayed to support us. This city will always have a special place in our hearts,” said Bob.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Australian Open organizers say they will offer 50 million Australian dollars ($36.2 million) in prize money for the 2017 tennis tournament, including $A3.7 million ($2.68 million) each to the men’s and women’s singles champions.

It is a 14 percent increase in prize money from 2016, and offers A$50,000 ($36,220) to a first-round loser in the tournament which begins on Jan. 16.

Tournament director Craig Tiley says ”we are committed to further improving the pay and conditions on the international tennis tour to ensure every professional tennis player is properly compensated.”

The U.S. Open has the largest prize money for a Grand Slam tournament, a purse of $46. 3 million and $3.5 million for each of the singles champions.

The great Roger Federer treated his fans to an exclusive training session that was streamed live from Dubai on Twitter and Periscope, a live video streaming app.

16th-ranked Federer, who was forced to cut his 2016 season short due knee injury, was joined by Frenchman Lucas Pouille, who’s ranked No. 15.

During his Ask Me Anything session, the Swiss mentioned that he’ll start his season at the Hopman Cup. When asked if he will play Madrid, a clay court tournament, Federer said he wasn’t sure about his clay court season.

“The whole clay court season I’m not sure yet. Let me first play Hopman Cup and Australian Open. After that let me see how my knee is, my body is. I am so excited to be playing again. I have no pain while playing now. I am enjoying myself, Federer said.

Watch Federer’s training session:

Professional tennis players spend at least eight months out of the year on the road, which can get pretty lonely. Due to the long tennis season and the competitiveness of the sport, it’s necessary for a player to keep a well-oiled super team.

Like pop stars and A-list actors, high-profile players travel with entourages. A tennis entourage usually includes coach (or coaches in some instances), physiotherapist, trainer, chef (for a few superstars), nutritionist, hitting partner, the other half, children, and pets. Each of these behind-the-scene unsung heroes (few of them such as super coaches are sung) provide their respective bosses with a specific, crucial task to ensure the players are well-equipped to execute their game plans.

Each day this week we will feature one top player’s team, starting with Novak Djokovic’s team.

TEAM DJOKOVIC

Since hiring super coach Boris Becker three seasons ago, 12-time Grand Slam titlist Djokovic has dominated the men’s game. Under Becker’s tutelage, the 29-year-old Serb added six Grand Slams to his already-impressive trophy case.

NEW YORK (AP) Patrick McEnroe is the new co-director of The John McEnroe Tennis Academy.

Patrick will join director Lawrence Kleger at the academy, which has been open to New York-area youth since 2010.

SPORTIME tennis club and the academy made the announcement on Wednesday. John McEnroe says: ”There probably isn’t anybody that understands American tennis and New York tennis better than Patrick.”

The 50-year-old younger brother of the seven-time singles Grand Slam champion will join the team led by SPORTIME managing director Bennett Schlansky.

Patrick says he’s excited to bring his ”lifetime of learning” to the academy.

PRAGUE (AP) — Petra Kvitova could return to tennis in about six months, the surgeon who operated on the two-time Wimbledon champion’s left hand said Wednesday.

Kvitova was injured Tuesday when a knife-wielding intruder attacked her at her home in the town of Prostejov. The attacker is still at large and police have asked the public for help.

Kvitova underwent nearly four hours of surgery on Tuesday at a specialized clinic in the northern town of Vysoke nad Jizerou.

“When we talk about (playing tennis), it will take about six months,” said surgeon Radek Kebrle of the Hand and Plastic Surgery Institute. “It’s a serious injury and we have to deal with that accordingly.

“She’s young and healthy and has long, slim fingers,” he said. “That’s a good prognosis.”