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British number two Heather Watson is out of the Abu Dhabi Open after a second-round defeat by Ekaterina Alexandrova. Source: BBC Tennis News https://www.tennisbums.com/abu-dhabi-open-heather-watson-k/

Francesca Jones was told a congenital condition meant she could never be a professional tennis player - but she is proving the doubters wrong. Source: BBC Tennis News https://www.tennisbums.com/australian-open-qualifying-brit/

After practising for the first time since having hip surgery a year ago, Laura Robson says she feared she would never "make it back on court". Source: BBC Tennis News https://www.tennisbums.com/laura-robson-proud-to-be-back-o/

World number 29 Dayana Yastremska says she is in "shock" after she is given a provisional ban for failing a doping test. Source: BBC Tennis News https://www.tennisbums.com/dayana-yastremska-in-shock-afte/

Andy Murray thinks tennis players should "probably" be required to take a Covid-19 vaccine to be able to continue to play on the tour. Source: BBC Tennis News https://www.tennisbums.com/andy-murray-says-tennis-players/

Andy Murray says winning another Olympic medal in Tokyo is one of his prime targets for 2021. Source: BBC Tennis News https://www.tennisbums.com/andy-murray-olympic-medal-in-to/

Heather Watson fights back to beat Jodie Burrage as the British pair return to WTA action in Abu Dhabi. Source: BBC Tennis News https://www.tennisbums.com/wta-abu-dhabi-heather-watson-be/

The Australian Open is expected to be postponed by one or two weeks, says a Victoria government minister. Source: BBC Tennis News https://www.tennisbums.com/australian-open-2021-short-dela/

American player Sam Querrey leaving Russia for London after contracting coronavirus "did not sound great from the outside", says British number one Dan Evans. Source: BBC Tennis News https://www.tennisbums.com/covid-sam-querrey-going-to-lond/

The FedEx ATP Rankings were adjusted in early summer from the traditional 12-month ranking to a Best of 22-month ranking with the goal of preserving the principles of merit, fairness and mobility despite the disruption caused by COVID-19. (The FedEx ATP Rankings were frozen from 16 March, just days after the Tour was suspended, until 24 August.) In October, due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, ATP announced that it would move to a Best of 24-month ranking, extending the current ranking approach through and including the week of 1 March 2021.... https://www.tennisbums.com/fedex-atp-rankings-covid-19-adj/