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"I went into self-isolation": Yastremska announces recovery from COVID

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.

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It’s the Season Finale of KickServeRadio.com, and as we say goodbye to 2020, we bid farewell to three of the all time greats in tennis history

Along with our tributes to Ralston, Olmedo, and Forbes, we touch on the Vilas Documentary, the success of Laver Cup, and whether or not Roger still has one final act left in him.

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"Not a fluke": Brandon Nakashima craving for bigger breakthrough

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.

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Hall of Fame unveils new exhibit "Breaking Barriers"

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.

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Top Moments of 2020: Federer's escape after saving seven match points

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.

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Federer's award speech sends world buzzing

His words have rocked us.

Will Roger Federer return in 2021? ?


He was named Switzerland's best athlete of the last 70 years.

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Top Moments of 2020: Osaka's socialism sends message at US Open

"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.

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My Tennis Life: Puig closes out season four

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.

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Top 5 Posts 12/14: Nadal hikes along ocean in Mallorca

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.

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Epic rivalries: captivating tennis fans and driving the sport forward

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.

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21 under 21 to watch in '21: Hugo Gaston

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.

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Top Moments of 2020: Nadal's 20th Grand Slam record in subdued 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.

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Sock gets married to Laura Little in South Carolina

The couple tied the knot in front of friends and family, including John Isner, Nick Monroe, and more.

Congratulations, Jack Sock! ?


The 28-year-old said "I do" in front of friends and family on Saturday.

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Top Moments of 2020: Rooftop tennis captivates world during shutdown

The globe-spanning pandemic caused by COVID-19 shut down tennis courts, but it opened the door for innovation like no other.

#COVID19


As the world went into lockdown, the familiar view of tennis courts receded.

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Swiatek joins shining roster of WTA Most Improved Player recipients

When it comes to the WTA’s Most Improved Player of the Year award it's a no-brainer.

Congrats Iga Świątek. ?


Of the 41 previous recipients of the award, 39 would reach the Top 10 at some point.

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Federer says comeback in time for the Australian Open will be "tight"

“I would have hoped that I would be at 100 percent by October. But I still am not today. It will be tight for the Australian Open.” - Roger Federer

#AusOpen


The 39-year-old has been rehabbing a knee injury for most of 2020. 

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Auger-Aliassime trains at Rafa Nadal Academy

If you want to be the best, you have to learn from the best.?

Felix AUGER Aliassime has left his cold Canada home for sunny Spain to train at the Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy during his off-season.


The 20-year-old Canadian star has been hitting with Nadal in Spain.

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Cirstea wins biggest title since 2011 at $100,000 ITF event in Dubai

This weekend, Sorana Cirstea won her biggest title in Dubai since capturing an ITF event in France in 2011.

She is projected to rise from No. 86 to No. 71 on the new WTA rankings on Monday.


The former Roland Garros quarterfinalist hadn’t won a tournament this big since 2011.

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Getting to know: Christopher O’Connell


Find out more about Christopher O'Connell, who reached new heights in 2020 and is verging on a top-100…


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Epic Rivalries Promo

These are the moments everyone talks about.??

Don’t miss Epic Rivalries this week on Tennis Channel→http://tnns.ch/app

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