Australia, 23 December 2021 | tennis.com.au

What has been keeping our Aussie stars busy in the off-season?

We start this week’s social round-up with Thanasi Kokkinakis, who showed off an adorable pet:

As did Priscilla Hon, who introduced her followers to her cat:

Meanwhile, Todd Woodbridge and Casey Dellacqua hosted this year’s Australian Tennis Awards on Friday night:

Dylan Alcott and Ash Barty were the toast of the Australian tennis community after sharing the coveted Newcombe Medal:

World No.1s, Grand Slam champions and two of sport's greatest role models…@DylanAlcott and @AshBarty cap their glorious seasons by sharing Newcombe Medal honours.

Congratulations to all the winners at tonight's Australian Tennis Awards #Newks21 https://t.co/xJhgG6UKyu

— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) December 17, 2021

Nick Kyrgios hit the practice court, as he looks ahead to 2022:

Alexei Popyrin is working hard on court too:

Matt Ebden is counting down to his first tournaments of the new season:

Daria Saville and Maddison Inglis celebrated receiving Australian Open wildcards by getting creative with Tournament Director Craig Tiley:

Of course you did 😂🙌🏼

— Ajla Tomljanovic (@Ajlatom) December 22, 2021

Lizette Cabrera shared her diet tips in our A Day on a Plate series:

In this episode of 'A Day on a Plate', @lizzycabrera97 shares her daily diet, her go-to dinner recipe and the ultimate cheat meal 🥐#GoAussies pic.twitter.com/TbxHCfrq0y

— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) December 20, 2021

Lizette Cabrera also celebrated her 24th birthday this week:

James Duckworth enjoyed a preview screening of the King Richard movie:

While Matt Reid helped promote a busy summer in Sydney:

It’s time to release the player within! Join in the fun, hire a court today and take advantage of the many healthy benefits of a great socially-distanced sport.