sydney tennis 2009, part I

this was monday, 12 jan 2009....

mr 'balcony guy' richard gasquet, seen here with his coach (?) at a men's singles match.







it wasn't the hottest day yet, but spectators were already taking shade and rest outside the centre court.


these motor carts (how else to call them?) seen in european tournaments last year, have made their way to australia. yay.


has mario ancic turned into a mean muscle machine, after taking time off tennis? we are definitely seeing results



i mistook djokovic as jurgen melzer from a distance away from his practice court. really time to check my glasses. at least the camera managed to 'see' him with david nalbandian here, taking a bit of rest and doing a bit of discussion.


another fan had mistaken this guy for fernando verdasco. at least *i* wouldn't make the same mistake. he's dark but he's no spaniard ;)






this guy coaches a few chinese female players. i have a feeling he's french (????) but i call him andrew denton anyway. denton is an aussie tv personality :)

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/about/about_andrew.htm