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• 20 January (Fri) Arnie at the entrance to Rod Laver Arena
• We had great seats in the corner for the days matches and nice weather (roof was open both days).
• Kathy in our seats with our MN State Fair mini-backpacks
• Lukas Lacko vs Rafael Nadal for the first match
• Here is Rafa serving
• Roger Federer serving against Ivo Karlovic
• McHale serving against Jelena Jankovic
• Jelena awaiting the serve
• In the official store buying goodies
• 21 January (Sat) We took the tennis tram to the grounds
• The first match featured last years Wimbledon winner, Petra Kvitova
• Maria Kirelenko of Russia
• Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic
• Angelique Kerber of Germany against Maria Sharapova
• Maria Sharapova getting ready to serve
• Maria Sharapova is 6 ft, 2 in tall
• Next we saw Novak Djokovic against Nicolas Mahut
• Novak won fairly easily
• Nicolas Mahut serving against Djokovic
• Another beautiful day (30C/86F)
• The crowd in the sun
• The press box
• The first evening match featured Serena Williams
• Serena serving to Greta Arn of Hungary
• Greta returning serve
• Part of the boistrous Aussie crowd cheering on their favorite, Leyton Hewitt.
• Leyton played Milos Raonic from Canada, a big server
• Leyton returning a practice shot
• Hewitt in the match
• Raonic was favored
• Milos serving to Leyton
• Hewitt won, to the delight of the Aussie crowd