Australian Open debut for 99yo tennis player Henry Young, a former spitfire pilot and soldier-settle
- businessinadelaide
- Feb 3, 2023
- 1 min read
Playing tennis on Rod Laver Arena to a cheering crowd of 15,000 is a dream held by every tennis player.
For all but the rarest few, it will remain a distant fantasy.
But for Henry Young, 99, the dream came true at this year's Australian Open.
"To walk along that tunnel, into the arena, looking at the portraits of all the greatest players along the way, you can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and to come out into the open and 15,000 people applaud, it's a memory that will stay with me for the rest of my life," Mr Young said.
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