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The day before announcement, he and around 30 other supervisors debate the skills of various ballkids before taking a walk around the courts to assess the finalists one last time.
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At the Open, ballkids are assessed after matches and ranked based on their performance before 12 are chosen for each of the finals matches.
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While ballkids aren't supposed to play favorites, they do find themselves supporting the friendlier players.
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Most come from the state of Victoria, but a handful hail from other Australian states and 20 of the ballkids come from Korea through a sponsorship program.
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Mr. Dutton, who works in investment banking when he's not attending to his supervisory duties, said the decision about which ballkids are used during the finals is not taken lightly.
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It's only natural that during the later stages of a night match, ballkids can grow tired.
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With tennis players being notoriously superstitious athletes, the most successful ballkids are those that pick up on their tics quickly.
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Eight hours were spent discussing which ballkids would be used for each of this year's finals matches.
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"I was surprised; I didn't expect to get anything," he said after the ballkids awards ceremony where he was given his assignments.
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Torsten Blackwood/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Mixed-doubles champs Daniel Nestor and Katarina Srebotnik with ballkids after the final match At 16 years old, veteran ballkid Simone Phillip has finally made it to the top.
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