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Hey, everyone.
• We’re working on Australian Open Insider tips and seed reports. So a short Mailbag this week.
• On the most recent tennis podcast, Jamie and I talk Rafa Nadal.
• Here’s a link to the piece on Nadal.
• Good soldier-dom: Tennis Channel will return to the Australian Open for its 13th consecutive year Jan. 19 to Feb. 2 and, for the first time, veteran sportscaster Ted Robinson (@tedjrobinson) will be part of the network's on-air team. The trip to Melbourne will complete the cycle for Robinson, who has announced matches at tennis's three other majors in his Emmy Award-winning career.