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They’re ace: Australian Open serves up a record number of ball kids – The Age
It’s ‘crazy and surreal’ seeing top tennis players up close, says Maddie Higgins, who with sister Lucy will be a 2021 Australian Open ball kid.
The players will laugh with you and the other ball kids will have a laugh afterwards, she said.
This year, Maddies sister, Lucy, 12, will be a first-time ball kid. Watching Maddie do it, it looked like fun, Lucy said. Im kind of nervous but Im really excited, too.
Maddie Higgins (second from left) lines up with fellow ball kids at Xavier College on Wednesday.Credit:Fiona Hamilton/Tennis Australia
The later scheduling of the 2021 Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic means the two-week event coincides…
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