Katie and Alex go Insta-Official. 

the addict wrote:

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Katie has reposted the picture above, with the caption "Not sure how you've put up with me this long  Happy one year @alexdeminaur"

Kept that well-hidden for a long time then !

(Emojis are nearest substitutes for the ones she used)

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 If they've just had their first anniversary then they must have got together at Indian Wells where Katie played the 125k event the week before the main tournament was cancelled at the last minute (they would also have both been in Acapulco the week before), then were almost immediately separated by lockdown.

GAMEOVER wrote:

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Katie is playing an exhibition match in Bourg-de-Peage  France  on 12th December against the winner of Alize Lim and Katarina Zavatska.

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 Some more info on  above

https://www.opendebourgdepeage.com/le-programme/

The 4th edition of the Bourg-de-Péage Open Markal will take place from December 10 to 12, 2021 in the presence of 6 professional players and 3 professional players.

- Friday December 10: 1/4 Final:

7 p.m .: 1st quarter-final Men: Lucas Pouille vs. Gabriel Debru.

30 minutes after the end of the 1st match:  2nd Quarterfinal Men: Tallon Griekspoor vs. Harold Mayot.

- Saturday December 11: 1/2 Final:

3 p.m .:  1st 1/2 final Men: Alex De Minaur vs. Lucas Pouille or Gabriel Debru.

Not before 5 p.m .: Women's semi-final: Alizé Lim vs. Katarina Zavatska.

Not before 7 p.m.: 2nd Men's 1/2 final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Tallon Griekspoor or Harold Mayot.

- Sunday December 15: Finals:

12:45 p.m .:   Women's Final.

3 p.m .: Men's Final followed by the award ceremony.

Katie finished 2021 as GB#4.  Here's the breakdown of her 483 points.

Katie was one of only 2 players not to register a title amongst their counters, with her best placing being runner up in an ITF tournament in 2020 (Egypt) which contributed a measly 6 points. Although her points did not come from as many countries as Fran's, she did match her in having them come from 5 continents.  Katie was one of three players to accrue points from the full set of tournament levels. 86% of her points came from 2021, placing her just being Beth and Emma in this metric.  She also placed 3rd in terms of WR gains amongst the Top 10, again behind Beth and Emma.