Daily Dose of Social Media: Kvitova returns for first time in 17 months, sublime Sinner at Milan Fashion Week

In our Daily Dose of Social Media, we look back at the top entertainment from the day that has just passed and the moments you may have missed from the tennis tour. Petra Kvitova, Jessica Pegula and Jannik Sinner all feature in today's daily dose.

From Austin to Paris to Dubai, we have you covered with some of the top moments to keep you entertained heading into Wednesday.

Pegula turns ice cream seller

Jessica Pegula saw off Arantxa Rus 6-3, 3-2 earlier today and now face Nuria Parrizas-Diaz in the second round of the ATX Open Austin but fans on the grounds can get a second helping of seeing the top seed.

Pegula was serving on the court the day after her birthday and now is going to be serving fans ice cream as she was confirmed to be doing so in the Food Truck Zone in Austin.

Albeit Pegula was leading anyway it was an unfortunate end to Rus's tournament who was looking to fight back and couldn't carry on due to injury but Pegula is successfully through.

Kvitova returns for first time in 17 months

But while Pegula is successfully through, the same cannot be said for Petra Kvitova who wasn't as lucky on her return to the sport after 17 months after becoming a mother for the first time.

Perhaps though the real victory was getting back on the court in the first place with the Czech ace losing out to the plucky Brit Jodie Burrage who was a tough opponent to start back as somebody who on her day can cause real problems.

She did just that as she sealed the win but getting through the first hurdle is very much just the start for the multiple Wimbledon champion. Nobody realistically who returns to the sport after that long out manages to find their way into folklore already and Kvitova knows it will take time but she has mastered the battle. Can she win the war?

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Sinner stuns at Fashion Week

Jannik Sinner can't have any involvement in tennis for around two months until Rome and can't even train with girlfriend Anna Kalinskaya who withdrew ill from the Merida Open Akron.

But while that is the case, Sinner managed to still get one of his other commitments in. He was spotted with Anna Wintour who is also a known tennis fan at Milan Fashion Week.

He had pictures taken by those in attendance as he rocked a mostly black attire with a blazer, shirt and jeans and white shoes to complete the look. While no doubt he'd rather be competing this week, it is very much keeping his powder dry until he can again.

Keys commemorates Australian Open win ahead of tour return

Madison Keys is in a similar boat albeit by choice with the Australian Open champion like Sinner not playing at the moment. But she teased her return on social media.

This by putting up a picture of her new tennis bag as she looks to return to the court in short order. She treaded the route of Aryna Sabalenka in particular who didn't play post Australian Open the last two years and has often been done as a tool to celebrate and re-coup.

She is likely now to return ahead of Indian Wells and Miami with the former starting next week.

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Shnaider takes in the sights in an interesting way

Diana Shnaider will start her campaign at ATX Open Austin tomorrow and has gone the fast paced route in seeing the sights in Texas.

She was taken round the track by Andy Soucek who is an F1 test and reserve driver so certainly in good hands. She has lost the last few weeks against Alycia Parks and Linda Noskova and hasn't had a great start of the year.

This similar to Qinwen Zheng albeit on a lesser scale. Both ended 2024 as two of the best players in the world. But both have not started the year well.

ATP players give take on 'hottie' draw

A bizarre facet of the week which perhaps was seen as more of a humorous take was on the Nothing Major podcast.

Hosted by former pros Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson, the players were given those who are the most 'hottest' on the ATP tour and asked to give their own take on the so-called hottie draw.

Jack Draper and Matteo Berrettini were picked by many who were involved. Grigor Dimitrov was also a familiar option and in particular Shelton who was involved were asked themselves about their involvement.

It gleamed some pretty hilarious results when it came to the answers picked by the players.

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