The Australian Open started here in Melbourne two weeks ago, and Lydia didn't hesitate in getting tickets to the first day of the Open. I, not being much of a tennis fan (sorry Trish!), was at first not too enthused for the experience, but admittedly I really enjoyed our time there. Lydia had purchased the daily grounds pass, which admitted us onto the grounds from 5pm until 9pm. The tickets permitted us to roam the grounds to see various smaller matches and the practice courts, but not the bigger matches in the Rod Laver or Hisense Arenas. We were quite content with our grounds pass, as when you buy the more expensive HiSense or Rod Laver tickets, you don't know who you're going to actually see in the match, whereas with the grounds passes, you have the opportunity to track down specific players you'd like to see.
The highlight of the experience for me was that we got to see fellow UGA alumn John Isner face off against Aussie Ben Mitchell. I offered up a few "Go Dawgs!" in between sets (to the embarrassment of Lydia), which I like to think John may have heard, but either way, we had a good time. Unfortunately John, along with all of the other Americans, has since been knocked out of the tournament, but at least we got to see him and give him a little encouragement and Georgia spirit.
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