Early Arrival Pays Dividends for Fans

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Early Arrival Pays Dividends for Fans by Jordan Chong Sunday, 22 January, 2006 It pays to be organised if you want to make your Australian Open 2006 experience as enjoyable as possible. For Erin and Lauren, that meant an early morning trip on Sunday from Frankston in Melbourne's outer suburbs to Melbourne Park in order to ensure a seat in the indoor, and air-conditioned, Vodafone Arena. The pair was first in line at eight o'clock Sunday morning, but during the next two hours leading up to 10am, when gates are opened to the public, the queue to get in had grown to several hundred people. According to Erin, it was a simple plan. Get in early, avoid the heat and enjoy the tennis. "We're going to sit here in Vodafone all day. We want to sit just behind the players," Erin explained. It has been a common sight during the early mornings of Australian Open 2006 to see hordes of fans lining up at the main Swan Street gate, Vodafone Arena as well as the entrance to Garden Square at the rear of the complex. Many have schedules in hand, mapping out which courts to be at to see their favourite players in action. Also thinking along similar lines were Argentine trio Andrea, Luisa and Valentin, who were keen to secure their place in time for compatriot David Nalbandian's fourth-round clash with Tommy Robredo. "We want to watch Nalbandian play," Valentin said. "We have to get seats, and we have to get good seats (in the shade and the air conditioning) so we can support Nalbandian," Luisa said, adding that they were going to be part of the Argentine cheer squad. The early arrival was a lesson learned from Saturday, when they sweltered in the sunshine at Show Court Two watching another of their heroes, Juan Ignacio Chela, take two hours and four minutes to account for Belgian Kristof Vliegen. "It was really hot. It wasn't as bad for us as it was for him. At least we had an umbrella," Luisa said. All three are working in Sydney at the moment and attended the Davis Cup quarter-final between Australia and Argentina last year, cheering on with delight as Nalbandian secured the tie for the visitors with a straight-sets win over Lleyton Hewitt. "We went to the Davis Cup quarter-final and the best match was when Nalbandian beat Hewitt. That was the best match," Luisa said. http://www.australianopen.com/images/pics/large/b_1st_in_Queue_Day7_01.jpg

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