13 January 2014 | Tennis NT

He may never have been to Alice Springs but World number four, Andy Murray (GBR) will be playing for Alice Springs at the Australian Open 2014.

Alice Springs finished seventh on the Top Tennis Towns leader board for the AO Blitz, an interactive online competition that invites individuals, schools and clubs to take on a series of fun challenges and win great prizes. The town with the winning Men’s and Women’s Champions will receive a community party for the entire town, while the leading point’s earner from the town will receive a $10,000 ANZ Access Advantage Account.

NT towns being represented at the Australian Open 2014 include:
Palmerston: represented by Women’s 12th seed Roberta Vinci of Italy
Coconut Grove: represented by Men’s 19th seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa
Nhulunbuy: represented by Women’s player Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia

Day 1 action, Monday 13 January:
[12] Roberta Vinci (Palmerston) v Jie Zheng (Loxton, SA)
[19] Kevin Anderson (Coconut Grove) v Jiri Vesely (Duncraig, WA)
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Nhulunbuy) v [15] Sabine Lisicki (Picton, NSW)
Day 2 action, Tuesday 14 January:
[4] Andy Murray (Alice Springs) v Go Soeda (Alfred Cove, WA)