‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Tennis Edition)

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‘Twas the night before Christmas, And beside every net,
Not a player was volleying,

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Not even Pennett(a).
The rackets were laid, By the baselines with care.

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And everyone was eating,
None more so than Paire.

The umpires were resting, All snug in their beds,
No fear of Fognini…

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Or Rodionova…

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haunting their heads.
And though there was training…

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still coaches to find,

They wished Merry Christmas,
for all tennis kind.

~Andrew Eccles (@BackSwings)