Queues for entry have been flowing freely at Melbourne Park on Tuesday morning, even if there are still tens of thousands on the site.
One family whose father spoke to the Guardian said his wife and two children were pleasantly surprised after the reports of recent days. They arrived at the Olympic Boulevard entry at 10.12am and were inside within two minutes.
They found the AO shop too crowded and were unable to get into John Cain Arena for Maya Joint’s match.
The stadium once known as “the people’s court” now has a reduced proportion of unreserved tickets. However, the family walked straight into Kia Arena and are now watching Taylah Preston’s match. There are plenty of seats available, but most are in the sun.
Storm Hunter will be playing doubles with Joint later and had a few kind words to share with Channel Nine this morning:
She had an incredible last year. She’s still so young and everything for her is a new experience which is amazing. And what she achieved I think is just incredible. And she’s actually my doubles partner this week, so I’m really excited to be playing doubles with with Maya, and she’s going to be a little bit nervous for her first match this morning, but she’s a quality player. She moves so well on the court, so really excited to see how she goes.
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