Life on tour: the social round-up

Life on tour has it ups and downs, as the professionals like to share on their social media channels…

It can mean early flights, as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga knows all about:

Retour sur le circuit, destination ?? #Shanghai @SHRolexMasters ????? pic.twitter.com/MySQBbhfxp

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@tsonga7) October 5, 2016

Or long bus rides between tournaments, just as Monica Puig does:

Getting comfy on the bus ride to Tianjin. Preparing for the final push of the 2016 season! #FightToTheFinish ???? pic.twitter.com/BQoPDxSPb0

— Monica Puig (@MonicaAce93) October 5, 2016

Players such as Rafael Nadal and Diego Schwartzman spend long hours on the practice court:

Ultimo entrenamiento en Beijing con @RafaelNadal !!! Mañana rumbo a Shangai ?????????????????? pic.twitter.com/7LcuIcH3vv

— diego schwartzman (@dieschwartzman) October 5, 2016

Fan support is an upside of tour life – and Christina McHale is getting plenty in Beijing:

Thanks guys for coming out and supporting Shuai and I today ???????????? #Beijing pic.twitter.com/qfgKucSLSa

— Christina McHale (@ChristinaMcHale) October 5, 2016

Speaking of doubles, the WTA Finals field is now finalised – and features two new (and excited) faces in Julia Goerges and Karolina Pliskova:

Really???????????????? @KaPliskova https://t.co/bSJLZtWH1e

— Jule Goerges (@juliagoerges) October 5, 2016

Recovery is a part of the game too, as Petra Kvitova knows:

Hello from my recovery table ???? looking forward to a day off tomorrow! @ChinaOpen #pojd ???? pic.twitter.com/31eVthyIDj

— Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) October 5, 2016

There is also chances to dress up like Caroline Wozniacki enjoys:

I see you ???? pic.twitter.com/QIstRrSN7K

— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) October 5, 2016

Tennis players, such as Kristina Mladenovic, need a lot of sleep:

Messy hair don’t care ???????? good night Beijing ??

A photo posted by Kristina Mladenovic (@kristinamladenovic93) on Oct 5, 2016 at 9:29am PDT

Off-court they do fun video shoots, like Genie Bouchard did with Diet Coke:

I had an amazing session with my friends at @dietcoke_ca. Check-out this one-of-a-kind moment https://t.co/zt6X4LhQRd #sp pic.twitter.com/91fBH5XByL

— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) October 5, 2016

Back to tennis news, and the full Hopman Cup 2017 field has been unveiled. Defending champions Nick Kyrgios and Daria Gavrilova are back – and are very excited about it:

Looking forward to stepping back on the court @hopmancup with @Daria_gav to defend our title! #GreenandGold #TitleTown #HopmanCup2017

— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) October 5, 2016

Wohooo same here! Can't wait! https://t.co/6xFoNYMR8P

— Daria Gavrilova (@Daria_gav) October 5, 2016

Court No.1 is looking very different at Wimbledon:

The last piece of roof has just been removed ????

No.1 Court is officially roofless – for now…#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/AX8wIsR3Cy

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) October 5, 2016

And British player Emily Webley-Smith has had better days:

Our lives are made up of a series of small decisions that lead to our actions and in turn we become the consequences of our choices. On Saturday I poured boiling water into a glass bowl to inhale steam to help a chesty cough and the bowl exploded burning my legs. They say that God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers. I am not one of them. After seven surgeries, a DVT, septacemia, dengue fever, two stress fractures and ten cortisone injections, I thought I was pretty tough. In peak physical condition and the happiest I’ve ever been I thought anything was possible. In the last few days I have found out that I am not as brave as I thought as I was. I have felt fear that I could not control, shock that I could not understand, searing pain that I could not tolerate, and vanity that I could not accept. All that is left now is character. And the deepest respect to all of those who have been burned far worse than I have and who deal with it everyday. To the people around me who are giving me their love, support, and courage when I run out of my own, thankyou. Even warriors need a little help sometimes.

A photo posted by Emily Webley-Smith (@emilywebleysmith) on Oct 5, 2016 at 2:46am PDT