Today, Sam had to go in for Orientation Day , the day before the Qualifying Tournament begins. Basically, it was a press release and they took all the Ballkids to stand outside Parliament House in Melbourne for a foto shoot. Sam is standing third row from the back, 2nd one in from the right!
We are all really excited now as the AO is about to commence and we are looking forward to going to see Sam in action on the first day, the 16th. He came home with 16 free tickets today two of which are for the first Monday evening in the Rod Lever Arena (Centre Court) - guess who's having those!!!
There are 20 Ballkids from Korea, 9 from NSW and WA, 5 from S.A and 2 from Tasmania, the rest being made up from Victoria. Ana Ivanovic (World No.22) attended the press launch. Sam saw Andy Murray today who actually smiled at them! Laura Robson, our young English hopeful, is playing in the Qualifiers, so we are hoping to go and see her this week and offer her our support!
Hi Guys, love the photos on blog and facebook of Sam at Australian Open. Brilliant that you got so many free tickets and hope you all get to see lots of quality tennis. Obviously wont be as special as Wimbledon :-) Is Lleyton Hewitt playing - Caroline you must try and watch his match.
ReplyDeleteWeather looks gorgeous out in Oz at moment - unfortunately it is cold, damp and dark in England :-(
Hope you have all recovered from the excitement of Christmas. Girls are back at school/college and Jess is working hard in last full term of school. Exam timetable for summer has just been released so revision starts now!!
Went and bought Jessie's prom dress over Christmas holiday - she looks beautiful and it was a relatively pain free shopping experience :-) Just have to sort out shoes and bag! Transport to prom is booked (going in old fashioned police car with a few friends) just have to sort out appointments for her hair and nails etc.
Enjoy the tennis and look forward to seeing lots of photos of Sam in action - hope the weather is not too hot whilst on court! Love to all, Lisa xxxx