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PS: Tennis stars come out to play at Crown Casino ahead of Australian Open
By Andrew Hornery
The cream of international tennis superstardom is set to descend on Crown Casino in Melbourne on Sunday night for the IMG Tennis Party to kick off the Australian Open.
The party will be the rare bit of downtime some of the top players will have in Australia, with Andy Murray and Serena Williams already working hard for their multi-million-dollar sponsors across Melbourne this week. Murray appeared at Chadstone to "screaming fans" for Under Armour and Serena Williams launched a new campaign video for bra brand Berlei with the help of the Sydney Dance Company.
Andy Murray at the opening of Under Armour at Chadstone Shopping Centre on Thursday.Credit: Joe Armao
But on Sunday night it is party time. Now in its 19th year, this year's line-up of talent expected to walk the red carpet on the Crown rooftop includes Gael Monfils, Kei Nishikori, Garbine Muguruza, Agnieszka Radwanksa, Stan Wawrinka, Rafa Nadal, the Bryan brothers, Nicolas Almagro, Nick Kyrgios, Heather Watson, Monica Puig, David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez, Marcos Baghdatis and Michael Chang.