This Week's Drop Shots: January 20th, 2021
“This Week’s Drop Shots” details the latest results, hot takes, and breaking news from around the tennis world in a quick and easy-to-read format.
Happy Wednesday everyone! From quarantine in Australia to the college tennis season, there is plenty of action in the tennis world. Here’s what we have for you this week:
What’s Going on Down Under???
To the surprise of absolutely no one, things have gotten messy in the lead-up to the Australian Open. Passengers on flights with players aboard have tested positive, creating even stricter quarantine/lockdown measures for those affected.
On the plus side, this has made for some prime social media content. While some of this has been occupied by people being outraged at stars like Novak Djokovic for still not taking all precautions seriously, the best content has come out of the makeshift practice sessions going on in the hotel rooms. Over 70 players are unable to leave their room due to the potential exposure and subsequent guidelines, which means hitting off of mattresses leaned up against the wall, footwork around tape on the ground, or even running back and forth across the room to get your cardio in.
If you haven’t seen any of the hotel practice sessions, here is a link to get you started.
There have been player complaints, wild speculation, and so much more in Australia…so check out this article to get a more detailed picture!
ITA Kickoff Weekend!
Starting Friday, we’ve got the best of Men’s and Women’s tennis squaring off in ITA’s Kickoff Weekend all across the country! Unfortunately, there have been a few more schools that have dropped out of the competition recently:
Texas Tech (M), Oklahoma State (M), UCF (M) are all no longer playing the event. They have been replaced by MTSU, Liberty, and UNLV, respectively.
Use this link to follow the action live! We’ll be providing play-by-play commentary on the stream and switching from site to site to create the “RedZone of college tennis” this weekend!
Upcoming Events
We’ve got a couple of phenomenal tournaments coming up that we’re pumped about! Follow us for updates, news, and results! Both of the events listed below are being held in Indianapolis.
National Level 2 B16s - February 6-8, 2021
50 & Over Adult NTRP Championships - February 19-21, 2021