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CHANDIGARH:City lad Sarthak Gandhi has been selected to represent India as an official ball kid for the 2019 Australian Open.

City lad Sarthak to be part of Australian Open

Ten yougsters from across India have been selected to represent the country as official ball kids for the 2019 Australian Open. tribune photo



Chandigarh, December 4 

City lad Sarthak Gandhi has been selected to represent India as an official ball kid for the 2019 Australian Open. Gandhi, a student of Strawberry Fields High School, is one among the 10 youngsters from across the country that have been shortlisted for the marquee event. The group also includes four girls.

India’s Davis Cup captain and multiple Grand Slam winner Mahesh Bhupathi had played a key role in shortlisting 100 boys and girls across the country, before taking up the mantle of mentoring them. 

He is going to train them now to carry out the duties of Ball Kids while enjoying a Grand Slam event among the world’s top tennis players.

Kia Motors, the world’s eighth largest automaker, is a long-standing partner of the year’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament. It also drives the Kia Australian Open Ball Kids International Programme, reserving the maximum number of seats for Indian kids. 

The initiative, brought to India for the first time, witnessed staggering participation, with over 2,000 young tennis enthusiasts from across the country taking part. 

The company opened up entries for the programme in October, with the aim of celebrating its long-term commitment to the game while also providing a global platform to young tennis enthusiasts. 

The first set of trials were conducted across four metros — Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. They were put through five rounds of tests, including Rolling the Ball, Speed and Agility test, Spider Drill, Throwing the Ball and Communication skills.

“I am thrilled to be part of this exciting initiative and am sure that this program will foster tennis amongst the young talent of India. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for kids and will definitely motivate them to enhance their skills and make India proud in the years to come,” said Bhupathi. — TNS/Agencies

The chosen ones  

Jennika Jaison (St Joseph School, Mumbai), Sarthak Gandhi (Strawberry Fields High School, Chandigarh), M Varshith Kumar Reddy (St John’s High School, Hyderabad), Naman Mehta (LA Martiniere Boys, Lucknow), Ankit Pillania (ST Thomas School, Haryana), Akshit Choudhary (GD Goenka Public School, Model Town, Delhi), Sonam Dewan (Mirambika Pre-progress School, Delhi), Ribhav Ojha (DPS, Vasant Kunj, Delhi), Swati Malhotra (Delhi Public School, Rohini, Delhi) and Ananya Singh (Pragati Public School, Dwarka, Delhi)

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