{"id":19769,"date":"2019-01-07T17:01:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T06:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=19769"},"modified":"2019-01-07T17:01:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T06:01:51","slug":"kooyong-classic-returns-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2019\/01\/07\/kooyong-classic-returns-tomorrow","title":{"rendered":"Kooyong Classic returns tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kooyongclassic.com.au\">Kooyong Classic<\/a> will start tomorrow with a huge first up match between Jack Sock (USA) and Australia&#8217;s own Bernard Tomic.<\/p>\n<p>In a highlight for Australian fans the Bernard will pair up in the afternoon with sister Sara Tomic to battle against Victoria&#8217;s own brother and sister duo of John and Sally Peers. As stalwarts of the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, and the most recent recipients of the Victorian Spirit of Tennis Award, John and Sally will be looking to use home court and crowd support to their advantage.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Order of Play Tuesday 8 January 2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>11am start<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jack Sock (USA) vs Bernard Tomic (AUS)<\/p>\n<p><em>followed by<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs Katie Boulter (GBR)<\/p>\n<p><em>followed by<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jason Kubler (AUS) v Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)<\/p>\n<p><em>followed by<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bernard Tomic \/ Sara Tomic (AUS) v John Peers \/ Sally Peers (AUS)<\/p>\n<p><em>followed by<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Filip Krajinovic (SRB) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 9 January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Players to feature on Wednesday include Kevin Anderson, Marin Cilic, Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tickets can be purchased through <a href=\"https:\/\/clicktime.symantec.com\/a\/1\/El7yPkoseG5qvsKBiL3TbeWTUWgjYXm8gG1GGCgk2c8=?d=U2b7XxCv_OcMY9_S7D-sGv8TkSqZ-K6_uuj4luFripCarCdBSNxttbOWBdKT5fZQelwX6IbR14I3rnNyLsIloGVGtuKuHY8nvmJxsb_0twozxAx3tuIVSgRwP_OjDmdxV-O_DZb3saaNbbvd_sZ67PSaMmTImGA1-UH2dS464HikaigKmkCfQpyqC3RBlz-dCyGxhvcdd180lo1YC5qZrY9jkLEzzW9edKel_OWtg6rwimq0yrXX2Ut9reW1AoE7DW47iHTphLuCm8NAgtlnN4fUo0WvPxBgZ84_RAGH1ZEiSpXxkcK0NiNHASU3_UJJ9jhfIkeygytrHYlOA-XA9uIeL78lbIoSe7gQk_Kfku1LxvV5e6ij_CgOX8g_ZpLsRKbt_-pCit7wF30x0GcObL70vBhZWVDhwZ61Q4W2y3ndT3vNsn5BK7sDw8u_fNYQ5Yz4_LKklvJV9eXra3QpyRE4ZI3GZX_9lDEfkOwvvsgwRl928q8BALErPVxHsurx5q1qIOXNyf4FjDRBNkpmK6KJoolW8tOqYAdi_YWT-LMbH0ZaWdWg6m21nkqWwp70VqY11g%3D%3D&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fanouconcept.us4.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D0e7dfced13358715bcc9f596f%26id%3D2830111592%26e%3D700b7b8c00\">Ticketek<\/a>. Kids 16 and under are free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Player field<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Women<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nAmanda Anisimova (USA)<br \/>\nPeng Shuai (CHI)<br \/>\nKatie Boulter (GBR)<br \/>\nSorana C\u00eerstea (ROM)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Men<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nKevin Anderson (RSA)<br \/>\nMarin \u010cili\u0107 (CRO)<br \/>\nFernando Verdasco (ESP)<br \/>\nDamir D\u017eumhur (BIH)<br \/>\nBernard Tomic (AUS)<br \/>\nNick Kyrgios (AUS)<br \/>\nJack Sock (USA)<br \/>\nJanko Tipsarevi\u0107 (SRB)<br \/>\nFeliciano L\u00f3pez (ESP)<br \/>\nJason Kubler (AUS)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Doubles<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nJohn Peers (AUS)<br \/>\nAndrew Whittington (AUS)<br \/>\nJohn Peers (AUS)\/Sally Peers (AUS)<br \/>\nBernard Tomic (AUS)\/Sara Tomic (AUS)<\/p>\n<p>Come visit our activation site on the Kooyong Lawn, have a hit on the mini courts, try and hit the target and test out the speed of your serve.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2019 Kooyong Classic will start tomorrow with a huge first up match between Jack Sock (USA) and Australia&#8217;s own Bernard Tomic. In a highlight for Australian fans the Bernard will pair up in the afternoon with sister Sara Tomic to battle against Victoria&#8217;s own brother and sister duo of John and Sally Peers. 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