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Rafael Nadal in the ATP TOP-10 for 800th successive week

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Rafael Nadal in the ATP TOP-10 for 800th successive week

 

(AFP): Rafael Nadal on Monday became the first player to be ranked in the ATP top 10 for 800 consecutive weeks, a run spanning more than 15 years.

The world number two broke Jimmy Connors' previous record of 789 straight weeks in the top 10 in November.


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Top 5 Photos, 1/17: Players embrace hotel room life

How to embrace the Lock Down Under, featuring Aryna Sabalenka, Fabio Fognini, and more. ?⬇️


The pros are trying to stay busy while waiting out quarantine in their rooms.

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More UTR Pro Tennis Tour events set for Australia in 2021


Valuable match play and earning opportunities are on offer at UTR Pro Tennis events, starting with the first…


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POLL: Are the quarantine rules fair for the AO?

None of the recent positive tests have involved players, yet many are now in a strict 14-day quarantine, unable to leave their hotel rooms or practice. ?

What do you think- are the strict quarantine rules fair?


Five COVID-19 cases were found on charter flights, leading to quarantine for 72 players.

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The Australian Open wasn't normal 50 years ago, either

At the turn of the century, Australia’s era of dominance had long subsided—but its Grand Slam finally had a facility worthy of the country’s deep and distinguished tennis heritage.


Once upon a time, in Sydney...

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Djokovic gets socially-distanced visit from fan

It's just like Rapunzel, except it's Novak Djokovic chatting with a fan and not a princess locked away in a tower waiting for her prince. ?


The world No. 1 is staying in a hotel with a balcony in Adelaide.

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Melbourne: 72 players now in isolation after fifth positive COVID test

“We did make it very clear in the beginning...Now we have to manage an environment over the next 14 days for those who won’t be able to practice."

-Craig Tiley on the competitors that now cannot leave their hotel rooms for two weeks.


Twenty-five players on a flight from Doha that arrived Saturday were added to the total.

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Best looks of the week: Osaka entertains in Oz

Who needs a photoshoot set when you have your quarantine hotel room?

Naomi Osaka 大坂なおみ proves she needs nothing more than her camera to keep her busy. ?


The world No. 3 is having fun snapping photos while in quarantine.

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The Social Net: G.E.M.S. TikTok, Nicki Minaj and more

Elina Svitolina has officially won the "This or That" TikTok trend. ?

Watch to find out why. ⬇️


Strict quarantine rules are back, and so are TikToks from tennis players.

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Barty training at Melbourne Park while other players start confinement

Ash Barty is not under the same requirements as those coming in from elsewhere, though she still had to quarantine for three days upon arrival from Brisbane.


The 24-year-old Australian had to move forward her trip from Brisbane.

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It’s golf episode of KickServeQuickServe, as Mats and AZ couldn’t pass up the opportunity to hear more about Charlie Woods’ debut at the PNC Championships, from someone who was right and up close!

Georgia Bulldog sophomore, Aidan Berkman was on the bag for his step-brother Shaun O’Meara, and his team finished 2nd. But what else can you tell us about this kid that stole the show?? And how does an 11 year old upstage Tiger Woods? Well when his name is CHARLIE Woods, and he’s the spitting image of his old man, that’s how!

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Beyond the Lines: Breaking the Color Barrier

Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe broke barriers and changed history.

But what about Dr. Robert Johnson and Dr. Hubert Eaton?

Watch Beyond the Lines Sunday, 7:30am ET on Tennis Channel→ tnns.ch/app



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Netlfix's 'The Queen's Gambit' illuminates the chess-tennis connection

Chess and tennis: singular activities, subtly but powerfully defined by our relationships—to the opponent, to the pieces, to the board, to ourselves, to the game.

As Beth tells her opponent in the last words of the show: “Let’s play.”


The way chess becomes the protagonist's source of salvation rings true to tennis players.

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TA Insider: Sandon Stolle’s new focus


Checking in with Sandon Stolle, a former world No.2 doubles player, US Open doubles champion and Australian Davis…


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Top 5 Photos: Medvedev, Osaka settle into hotels

The pros have settled in.?️✨

Next up: 14 days of hotel bliss & tennis practice.

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Players are getting tested in their rooms before the modified quarantine begins.

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Svitolina keeps Monfils close despite quarantine

Never far from her heart. ♥️

Elina Svitolina keeps Gael Monfils Tennis close even in quarantine.

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Through the power of TikTok, she's making the most of being apart from her boyfriend.

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"You can get a little stir-crazy": Managing the Aussie Open quarantine

Players are arriving Down Under to begin their 2 week quarantine.

How do they plan to handle all the restrictions and isolation?

#AusOpen | #COVID19


During that time, players will be restricted to five hours a day outside.

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Osaka shares day in her life with Vogue

From practice to healthy eating to photoshoots. ?

Naomi Osaka 大坂なおみ takes fans inside a day in her life thanks to Vogue.


The 23-year-old let viewers into her preparations for the Australian Open.

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FBF, 1964: LBJ hosts U.S. Davis Cup champion team at the White House

It was this day in 1964 when President Lyndon Johnson welcomed the U.S. Davis Cup team champions to the White House.

The Cup was back in the U.S. for the first time in five years.

#FlashbackFriday | #FBF


The team met with President Lyndon Johnson, who admitted he knew little about tennis.

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Ash Barty: Grassroots to Grand Slams


There were tennis and life lessons when a young Ash Barty started her tennis journey at the West…


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