After a lot of negotiations, ATP has nailed down the calendar for the first two months of the year (BBC)

Jan 5 – Delray Beach /Antalya, Turkey
Jan 10 – Australian Open qualifying event in Doha, Qatar
Jan 31 – Two tournaments in Melbourne (including relocated Adelaide tournament)
Feb 1-5 – Shortened ATP Cup ( 12 teams)
Australian Open – Feb 8

As tennis does everything to ensure the Australian Open goes ahead, smaller tournaments get canceled. India’s only ATP event, the Maharashtra Open, is canceled, though there is some hope that the event will happen later in the year. (Olympic Channel)

Andy Murray will participate in the third Battle of the Brits event organized by his brother Jamie Murray and the LTA (Daily Mail)

Up and coming American Brandon Nakashima hopes to break through in 2021 (Tennis.com)

Sania Mirza is back on the court practicing as she takes aim at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics (Mumbai Mirror)

Tennis is booming in the COVID-19 era. It’s a sport that can be played safely with social distancing.  Racquet sales are up more than 40%. (CBS)

Melania Trump unveils the new tennis pavilion at the White House in the middle of a pandemic. The reactions are exactly what you would expect. (The Guardian)

ATP launches a new global marketing campaign promoting its players and tournaments.  WTA launched a similar effort as well. (ATP)

Johanna Konta reveals she may only play for two more years. She also expressed interesting in having children. (Tennis365)

Vogue magazine features Naomi Osaka on its January cover. The magazine praised Osaka’s political activism and called her People’s Champion (Vogue)

Louisiana State University’s head tennis coach Julia Sell is accused of ignoring reports of her players getting assaulted and promoting toxic culture (LSU Reveille)