Best photos from first weeks of 2015 tennis season

The first few tournaments of the season have been full of action and drama -- late night matches, rain delays, espresso breaks and more -- and the players are fighting for their first title of the year before the Australian Open kicks off January 19 in Melbourne. In case you missed it, check out the best photos from the first weeks of action in the men's and women's tournaments. 

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January 13, 2015
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Venus Williams, Auckland

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2 of 37 Paul Kane/Getty Images

Lucie Safarova, Hopman Cup

3 of 37 Hannah Peters/Getty Images

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Auckland

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Steve Johnson, Brisbane

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5 of 37 Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

Bernard Tomic, Brisbane

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6 of 37 Paul Kane/Getty Images

Alize Cornet

Hopman Cup
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Andy Murray, Hopman Cup

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8 of 37 Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

Karolina Pliskova

Brisbane
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9 of 37 Matt Roberts/Getty Images

Madison Keys

Brisbane
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10 of 37 Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images

Taylor Townsend, Auckland

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Karolina Pliskova, Brisbane

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12 of 37 Will Russell/Getty Images

Serena Williams, Perth

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13 of 37 Chris Hyde/Getty Images

Roger Federer, Brisbane

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14 of 37 Will Russell/Getty Images

Eugenie Bouchard, Hopman Cup

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15 of 37 Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

Maria Sharapova, Brisbane

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Roger Federer, Brisbane

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17 of 37 Phil Walter/Getty Images

Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Auckland

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18 of 37 Mohamed Farag/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

David Ferrer, Doha

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19 of 37 Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images

Fans support Caroline Wozniacki

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Venus Williams

Auckland
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Kei Nishikori, Brisbane

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Maria Sharapova, Brisbane

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Ana Ivanovic, Brisbane

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Venus Williams

Auckland
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25 of 37 Enes Kanli/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Rafael Nadal, Doha

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26 of 37 Paul Kane/Getty Images

Serena Williams, Hopman Cup

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Agnieszka Radwanska and Jerzy Janowicz

Hopman Cup
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28 of 37 Will Russell/Getty Images

Radwanska and Janowicz, Hopman Cup

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29 of 37 Brett Hemmings/Getty Images

Nick Kyrgios, Sydney

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Court staff during rain delay in Sydney

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31 of 37 Matt King/Getty Images

Juan Martin del Potro

Sydney
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Angelique Kerber, Brisbane

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Sloane Stephens, Hobart

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34 of 37 Daniel Munoz/Getty Images

Roger Federer

Sydney Harbor
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Tomas Berdych, practice in Melbourne

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36 of 37 Matt King/Getty Images

Fans for Federer in Sydney

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Federer

Brisbane

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