Australian Open tournament organisers announced Thursday that they have awarded former World No. 1 Andy Murray a main draw wild card. The Scot will compete at the event for the 14th time.

The usual suspects, of course, came up big in 2021, but so did plenty of other less-accomplished players, who deserve some recognition.

US Open champion Emma Raducanu was named the 2021 BBC Sports Personality of the Year after a public vote.

Dominic Thiem has withdrawn from next month’s ATP Cup and Sydney Tennis Classic, an ATP 250 event, due to a non-Covid-19-related illness, the Austrian announced Sunday.

Second seed Alison Van Uytvanck captured the Open BLS de Limoges title without dropping a set all week, finishing by beating eighth seed Ana Bogdan in the final.