Daily Bagel: Federer plays Hewitt's son; Sloane Stephens dodges knives

The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet. • Hong Kong Tennis Association president Herbert Chow
Daily Bagel: Federer plays Hewitt's son; Sloane Stephens dodges knives
Daily Bagel: Federer plays Hewitt's son; Sloane Stephens dodges knives /

The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet.

• Hong Kong Tennis Association president Herbert Chow Siu-lung is accusing the WTA of "bullying and intimidation" after he was fined $10,000 for remarks about EugenieBouchard for her last-minute withdrawal from the tournament last September. He says he is going to appeal the fine.

• From Nautilus: A look into “The Secret Language of Tennis Champions,” Bob and Mike Bryan.

• Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt played a match across speedboats in the Sydney Harbor on Monday to promote new tennis format called FAST4. Watch below:

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVV_38b4ph4]

• While in Hobart, Sloane Stephens took some time to visit the Great Euro Circus and was involved in an insane stunt of her own:

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi89WI0yWoI]

• Federer also played Hewitt's six-year-old son in an exhibition match on Monday night in Sydney.

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tLuM_qCc1A]

• Borna Coric inked the phrase “There is nothing worse in life than being ordinary” on the inside of his left bicep.

• Which former WTA No. 1 will perform best at the Australian Open and beyond?

• More from Tennis.com: Is Bouchard ready to win a major?

• Andy Murray says why he had to make changes to his coaching team.

• From The Changeover: A must-see GIF of Madison Keys’ crazy second serve.

• ​Murray shared a post-match workout: 


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COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.