This is the 1st event i went to in 2009. All photos are badly composed because i'm too excited to watch the match than taking photos...beside from the place i sit, don't think can take any good photos of the match.Anyway...enjoy. Location: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park. http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1815/464119854_Goy7c-Ti.jpg http://afw.smugmug.com/gallery/7223640_tmKFL/ 2009-01-29T07:16:10Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Wide angle view of the crowds outside the arena</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464119854_Goy7c" title="Wide angle view of the crowds outside the arena"><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1815/464119854_Goy7c-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Wide angle view of the crowds outside the arena" title="Wide angle view of the crowds outside the arena" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:21:22Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1815/464119854_Goy7c-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 16:14:55 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Johanna Griggs (Better Homes and Garden) and Jim Courier ( former world no 1, in his era) reporting live on Channel 7.</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464115248_geHJj" title="Johanna Griggs (Better Homes and Garden) and Jim Courier ( former world no 1, in his era) reporting live on Channel 7."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0026/464115248_geHJj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Johanna Griggs (Better Homes and Garden) and Jim Courier ( former world no 1, in his era) reporting live on Channel 7." title="Johanna Griggs (Better Homes and Garden) and Jim Courier ( former world no 1, in his era) reporting live on Channel 7." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:21:38Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0026/464115248_geHJj-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 16:19:13 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Spiegel World...</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464121547_UDvsp" title="Spiegel World..."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1839/464121547_UDvsp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Spiegel World..." title="Spiegel World..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:21:56Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1839/464121547_UDvsp-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 16:23:43 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Some candid shots of the band performing outside the arena..</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464115662_PPrcM" title="Some candid shots of the band performing outside the arena.."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0042/464115662_PPrcM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Some candid shots of the band performing outside the arena.." title="Some candid shots of the band performing outside the arena.." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:22:09Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0042/464115662_PPrcM-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 16:27:56 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Closer view..</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464116116_AWrJ4" title="Closer view.."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0050/464116116_AWrJ4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Closer view.." title="Closer view.." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:22:26Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0050/464116116_AWrJ4-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 16:31:10 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />yet another close up</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464116454_CfFps" title="yet another close up"><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0053/464116454_CfFps-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="yet another close up" title="yet another close up" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:22:40Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0053/464116454_CfFps-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 16:31:21 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Live music band...</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464122737_qzypF" title="Live music band..."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1851/464122737_qzypF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Live music band..." title="Live music band..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:22:59Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1851/464122737_qzypF-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 16:25:48 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Very warm summer day...that u see everyone are enjoying themselves.</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464123242_Uezrr" title="Very warm summer day...that u see everyone are enjoying themselves."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1861/464123242_Uezrr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Very warm summer day...that u see everyone are enjoying themselves." title="Very warm summer day...that u see everyone are enjoying themselves." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:23:16Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1861/464123242_Uezrr-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 16:32:37 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Wish i'm the one that actually carrying those big glasses..</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464116899_FTYm9" title="Wish i'm the one that actually carrying those big glasses.."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0084/464116899_FTYm9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Wish i'm the one that actually carrying those big glasses.." title="Wish i'm the one that actually carrying those big glasses.." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:23:34Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0084/464116899_FTYm9-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 16:42:18 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Giant size Board of the schedule of play for Female's matches..with Sharapova image on it..</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464120496_o866q" title="Giant size Board of the schedule of play for Female's matches..with Sharapova image on it.."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1833/464120496_o866q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Giant size Board of the schedule of play for Female's matches..with Sharapova image on it.." title="Giant size Board of the schedule of play for Female's matches..with Sharapova image on it.." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:23:48Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1833/464120496_o866q-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 16:21:09 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Tsonga and Novak djokovic giant size board image for the men's matches.</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464120936_hcmLT" title="Tsonga and Novak djokovic giant size board image for the men's matches."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1836/464120936_hcmLT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Tsonga and Novak djokovic giant size board image for the men's matches." title="Tsonga and Novak djokovic giant size board image for the men's matches." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:24:03Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1836/464120936_hcmLT-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 16:22:00 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Aviva's Ball Boys...</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464117245_eDs6Y" title="Aviva's Ball Boys..."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0124/464117245_eDs6Y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Aviva's Ball Boys..." title="Aviva's Ball Boys..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:24:20Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0124/464117245_eDs6Y-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 17:45:31 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Battle of big lenses..</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464118222_BScwN" title="Battle of big lenses.."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0181/464118222_BScwN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Battle of big lenses.." title="Battle of big lenses.." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:24:34Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0181/464118222_BScwN-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 19:15:03 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Jelena Dokic in action</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464117548_6tzH6" title="Jelena Dokic in action"><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0155/464117548_6tzH6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Jelena Dokic in action" title="Jelena Dokic in action" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:24:53Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0155/464117548_6tzH6-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 17:52:49 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Anna Chakvetadze..ready to receive the service ball from Jelena</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464117884_8qiqu" title="Anna Chakvetadze..ready to receive the service ball from Jelena"><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0163/464117884_8qiqu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Anna Chakvetadze..ready to receive the service ball from Jelena" title="Anna Chakvetadze..ready to receive the service ball from Jelena" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:25:05Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0163/464117884_8qiqu-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 17:56:32 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Jelena finished the match a winner against Anna</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464118684_duBUz" title="Jelena finished the match a winner against Anna"><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0211/464118684_duBUz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Jelena finished the match a winner against Anna" title="Jelena finished the match a winner against Anna" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:26:21Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0211/464118684_duBUz-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 20:14:06 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Post match interview.. Wish i got bigger size lens to take those shots.</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464119067_NW6t5" title="Post match interview.. Wish i got bigger size lens to take those shots."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0238/464119067_NW6t5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Post match interview.. Wish i got bigger size lens to take those shots." title="Post match interview.. Wish i got bigger size lens to take those shots." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:26:38Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG0238/464119067_NW6t5-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 20:15:48 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Rod Laver Arena...where all the big matches held.</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464124299_idgyf" title="Rod Laver Arena...where all the big matches held."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1862/464124299_idgyf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Rod Laver Arena...where all the big matches held." title="Rod Laver Arena...where all the big matches held." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:26:59Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1862/464124299_idgyf-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 16:58:52 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />the inside of Rod laver...day view...before the match start.</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464125135_psZkK" title="the inside of Rod laver...day view...before the match start."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1877/464125135_psZkK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="the inside of Rod laver...day view...before the match start." title="the inside of Rod laver...day view...before the match start." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:27:18Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1877/464125135_psZkK-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 17:18:52 <p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com">afw</a><br />Night view..during the match...and this is how far i sit in the arena..</p><p><a href="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/7223640_tmKFL#464127281_MJT3r" title="Night view..during the match...and this is how far i sit in the arena.."><img src="http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1904/464127281_MJT3r-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Night view..during the match...and this is how far i sit in the arena.." title="Night view..during the match...and this is how far i sit in the arena.." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T07:27:59Z afw http://afw.smugmug.com http://afw.smugmug.com/Events/Australian-Open-2009/IMG1904/464127281_MJT3r-Th.jpg 2009-01-21 19:07:36