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In our Flashback Friday series, we look back at Andrew Ilie’s career and his infamous post-match celebrations.

Who won the very first ATP Player of the Year award?
Which WTA player holds the record for the most overall Player of the Year awards?

See how much you know about tennis' award season history now. ?⬇️


Since the 1970s, the tours have been handing out year-end honors.

Tim Cass, the general manager of the United States Tennis Association - USTA (Official) National Campus, joins to discuss the importance of college tennis and what's being done to help it survive, and even grow, during these times.


The general manager of the USTA National Campus has seen college tennis from every angle.

This year, through their Season of Giving campaign, Novak Djokovic and wife Jelena are hoping to raise $100,000 Euros to help fund the opening of two preschools in small Serbian villages.

The world No. 1 has announced that they will be matching all donations until January 31. ❤️


The world No. 1 and wife Jelena have launched their third Season of Giving campaign.

2020 US Open Champion (finally). ?
Defeated both Djokovic and Nadal.
Finished the year at world No. 3.

It's difficult to argue that Dominic Thiem didn't 100% earn his spot as #2 ATP Player of the Year.

"I mean, I dedicated basically my whole life until this point to win one of the four majors...Now I did it. That's also for myself a great accomplishment.”

Dominic Thiem used every curveball that 2020 threw at him to his advantage, and in return, got what was arguably his best season yet.

And we will keep rooting for him in 2021. ?


The Austrian's 2020 was full of memorable experiences in a shortened, surreal season.

2020 has brought a new normal for kids when it comes to their playtime routines, as well. ?

Example: the cutest COVID-19 test you've ever seen, administered by Olympia Ohanian for Serena Williams.


The three-year-old has clearly adapted to the new normal.

With world No. 1 Jimmy Connors refusing to participate, a teenage John McEnroe got his chance to step up for the team sport side of tennis. ?


With few collaborative opportunities in tennis, McEnroe treated Davis Cup as a Holy Grail.

Early bird gets the best views. ☀️

Monica Puig is closing out her year by ticking another thing off her bucket list...a sunrise in the Grand Canyon. ?

#MyTennisLife

Alex Olmedo died of cancer on December 9, 2020 at his home in Los Angeles, at 84 years old.

We're looking back on the life and legacy of the 1987 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee, Grand Slam champion, and teaching pro to the stars.


As is the case with every tennis legend, Olmedo's success was a long way in the making.

It felt like the moment the whole tennis world had been waiting for.

After finishing as a Grand Slam runner-up three times, Dominic Thiem finally raised the US Open trophy as a champion. ?


There were head-scratching moments, but all were largely forgotten by the tense final act.

Ons Jabeur is taking flight with Qatar Airways. ✈️


The world No. 31 is the highest-ranked Arab in WTA history.

The 2021 season is already in the works.

But, with COVID-19 what schedule should we expect?

#COVID


Rumblings about 2021 events continue to heat up as ATP and WTA seasons begin to approach.

Did you know that using analytics during practice could help you win matches?

Dive in with all-new One Minute Clinic.


Should practice focus on consistency or first-strike tennis? Analytics can help decide.

With the postponement of the Australian Open and Indian Wells looking to be rescheduled, other events on the 2021 tennis calendar are looking to fill in spots or claim a set date.


Rumblings about 2021 events continue to heat up as ATP and WTA seasons begin to approach.

That's right, there's a new tennis pavilion at the @WhiteHouse. ?


The announcement was met with criticism as the pandemic rages across the U.S.

A superb tennis player and author of A Handful of Summers, Gordon Forbes was a natural when it came to evoking the texture and spirit of the tennis world he occupied for so long.


Forbes’ larger legacy to tennis might well be as a writer.

13-time ROLAND-GARROS champion.
Tied Roger Federer at 20 major titles.
World No. 2.

Rafa Nadal, the King of Clay, earns himself spot #3 for 2020. ?