Good morning, and invited to our unrecorded blog of each the tennis action, including Day 7 of the ATP Cup, arsenic we borderline person to the commencement of the Australian Open connected January 17.
We'll endeavour to support you crossed each the on-court enactment crossed the lead-up tournaments happening astir Australia contiguous but an incidental successful a clash astatine the Melbourne Summer Set past nighttime caught the eye.
American Reilly Opelka's 2nd circular lucifer against Maxime Cressy had to beryllium stopped for a infinitesimal oregon 2 due to the fact that of an unruly bird, who enactment the US subordinate successful a hard spot.
"A vertebrate has shat connected Reilly Opelka's hat, and he's struggling to find different 1 that doesn't person logos that are excessively big," tennis writer Ben Rothenberg tweeted.
"Because of his mop of hairsbreadth helium can't play without a hat."
In a aboriginal update Rothenberg revealed Opelka had received a caller Australian Open branded chapeau that the ballkids deterioration but that it was excessively small.
The American was yet delivered a caller chapeau and continued the match.
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