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All-Blacks Play Ball Boys For WTA Stars

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – While playing some exhibition tennis for the ASB crowd, Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, and Bethanie Mattek-Sands were joined by four members of the All-Blacks, New Zealand’s national rubgy union team, who acted as ballboys and on-court attendants.

Nehe Milner-Skudder, Sam Cane, Joe Moody and Julian Savea did most of the gruntwork during the match, picking up balls and handing off towels, but there was still time for a selfie or two as play unfolded in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

“There’s definitely an art to it,” Milner-Skudder said of ball-boying. “We had a run-through for about half an hour before the girls came out, but we probably needed a lot longer than that.”

Check out some of the best photos from the day, courtesy of www.photosport.nz:

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Stanford: Story Of The Tournament

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

The story of the tournament from the Bank of the West Classic.

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Photos | WTA Tennis English

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

Dubai Duty Free Ambassador Caroline Wozniacki and No.4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska posed for a quick snap at the Dubai Player Party.

Colm McLoughlin, CEO and Executive Vice Chairman of Dubai Duty Free, and wife Breeda grabbed a photo with brand ambassadors Wozniacki and Zhang Shuai.

The glamorous player party at the Gardens at Jumeirah Creekside Hotel showcased the best of Emirati hospitality.

Zhang even tried on an Emirati dress for the occasion!

But some of the night’s biggest attractions were the majestic falcons that Dubai is famous for.

Americans Lauren Davis and Abigail Spears didn’t look too confident with them…

…but Spears got the hang of it eventually!

Olympic champion Monica Puig looked totally relaxed with the majestic bird…

…as did Radwanska!

The 2012 Dubai champion has clearly had experience holding falcons here before.

Dubai Duty Free has been an ambassador for women’s tennis in the Middle East since 2004, and they pulled out all the stops for one of the WTA calendar’s favorite events.

Martina Hingis even made a couple of friends during the party…

…along with Dubai Duty Free Ambassador Wozniacki!

There was fun, dancing, magic and more at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Player Party!

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Brisbane: Shot Of The Day (Monday)

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

Elena Vesnina has Monday’s shot of the day at the Brisbane International.

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Montréal: Kerber Interview

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

An interview with Angelique Kerber before her opening round match at the Rogers Cup.

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Getting To Know: Elise Mertens

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

Get to know rising Belgian star Elise Mertens in an interview at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

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Brisbane: Makarova Interview

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

An interview with Ekaterina Makarova after her win in the first round of the Brisbane International.

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Montréal: Halep Interview

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

An interview with Simona Halep before her opening round match at the Rogers Cup.

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News | WTA Tennis English

Posted: Jan 01, 1970

DUBAI, UAE – Fresh from shocking Kristina Mladenovic at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Wang Qiang confessed that WTA World No. 6 Agnieszka Radwanska is her current tennis idol.

“Now Radwanska is my idol,” she admitted in her post-match press conference. “Yes, I really like she play tennis.”

Wang was speaking to the media after brushing aside the Frenchwoman in the third round, 6-1, 6-4, and she wondered whether her opponent’s heroics yesterday against Karolina Pliskova had taken their toll.

Another upset!

Wang moves past @KiKiMladenovic 6-1, 6-4 in @DDFTennis Round of 16! pic.twitter.com/Sku0NhnLmw

— WTA (@WTA) February 22, 2017

“I saw her play last night and she play really well against Pliskova,” said Wang. “Yes, today first set she miss so much, and I think she’s a little bit tired of last night, yes.”

Wang will now play either Anastasija Sevastova or Peng Shuai in the quarterfinals.

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