Asian ball kids gear up for Australian Open

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Updated January 14, 2009 21:49:37

International tennis stars have begun streaming into Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, which starts on Monday. A group of youngsters has also travelled a long way to be here. But they're not star struck fans. They have been selected from thousands to participate courtside at the grand slam tournament and many of them are from Asia.

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