lap up

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A near-standing ovation and huge roar greeted Nadal, while the familiar pre-match foibles - aligning his water bottles, box jumps at the net and zigzagged sprint to the baseline - were also lapped up.

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"In Australia it was a new experience and a first cap and I was just lapping up every minute and opportunity I got - just letting it all sink in," he said.

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But for the most part, Carlson seemed to lap up what Russia's president was telling him.

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And he's lapped up the limelight at this year's event, especially the banter from fans who cheekily chanted "you've got school in the morning" during some of his matches.

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While the goalkeeper has lapped up the plaudits, his fellow new starts have quickly found out just how expectant the Ibrox crowd is.

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