Saturday, January 31, 2015

Top 10 things you probably did not know about the Australian Open/Tennis


1. Best matches are often played on the side courts.

2. There are many umpires who calling "lets" or "nets" instead of let.

3.  Australian open has 3 primary courtes - Rod Laver, Margaret Court and HiSense.The last one has free entry if you have a grounds ticket.

4.  Best place in Margaret Court to get a tan is to get tickets for gates 1 to 4 and 20. All day the sun shines brightly on you. For those not used to the sun, do not get these seats - you will roast.

5. The seats to avoid for the Rod Laver Arena are the mid to lower sections of Gates 11 to 16. Unrelenting sun will greet you till 8 pm.

6. There are retractable covers over the players seats that protect them from the sun between points.

7. Court 7 has the best and most shaded seats.

8. Almost all players will take 3 balls between plays and select two to keep. Wonder how they decide or is it a trigger? 

 9. There are lots of water fountains around the property - thank god. You can refill water instead of paying an arm and a leg each time and because of the heat water consumption goes up.

10. Legends tennis esp. the men's tournament is a lot of fun because of the trick shots and the antics of some of the players esp. Goran Ivanisevic and Mansoor Bahrami.









 

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