What: 2024 Topps Chrome tennis cards
Arrives: Aug. 21
Box basics: Three autos per 12-pack hobby box (12 per case) or three autos per 12-card breaker's box (12 per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome arrives for tennis collectors once again with a lineup packed with first-time autographed cards, according to the company.

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What: 2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Tennis Hall of Fame tennis cards
Arrives: April 1
Box basics: 33 autographs and more per box
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What's buzz-worthy: Transcendent takes to the court with the super-premium format known to baseball and wrestling fans but this time around it's the biggest legends from the tennis world -- the stars in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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It's February and that means that we're set for the Super Bowl and some mass-marketing from SI.com over the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

And in reality the hype for both already has begun.

The last time we saw Ronda Rousey, she was suffering the first loss of her UFC career. Up next she'll be in the annual issue for the second year in a row. More publicity won't hurt her already-in-high-demand cardboard. She's one of a long list of athletes to appear in the issue and part of an even longer list of models who appear on cards and have certified autographs and even memorabilia cards for collectors to chase.

For the traditional models, there actually were SI Swimsuit card sets released each year from 2003 to 2009 from Stellar Collectibles and then a later retrospective set. In those sets, we got autographs, memorabilia cards and even paint cards from photoshoots. Meanwhile, for many of the athletes who have appeared in the issue since, there are autograph appearances in sets like Topps' Allen & Ginter (and many other sets) where collectors can also sometimes find the models. Kate Upton and Chrissy Teigen have been found there for example, and they sell very well.

Here's a rundown of a few sports stars who we've seen in the issue.

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