The announcement that all visitors will need to be double vaccinated comes when just over half of all ATP and WTA players have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

The U.S. has 30 players in the ATP and WTA Top 100s, triple what it had in 2010. The next task is translating those big numbers of players into bigger results at the majors.

“I always wanted to get there, to be No. 1 in the world,” said the 27-year-old from Tunisia. “Top 10 I know is the beginning.”

A quick recap on the action in the California desert and a preview on what's to come for both tours.

The BNP Paribas Open marked the American's fifth semifinal showing of the year, but first above the 250 level.

"She's very proactive about the way she wants to build her game," her former coach tells us. On Monday, it was reported the US Open champion will work with Esteban Carril on a trial basis.

The world No. 1 wouldn’t disclose his vaccination status, but expressed concern about the restrictions possibly imposed on those entered to play the first major tournament of 2022.

“Tennis is the purest form of democracy,” she once said.

Both Indian Wells champions—Norrie and Badosa—rise from outside the Top 25 to inside the Top 15 this week.

Monday's WTA rankings are out, and the Tunisian has risen from No. 14 to No. 8 after her semifinal showing at Indian Wells.

Norrie employed a cleverly sensible game to win his biggest title in Indian Wells, and give Great Britain its second breakout player in as many months.