New Zealand's first round 1 victory at the Heineken Open since 2002 will be assured when Kiwis Dan King-Turner and Rubin Statham meet today.

Some of the spectators enjoying the first day of the ASB Classic can remember when the court was grass and you had to bring your own seats.

Accuracy, speed and excellent hand-eye co-ordination are what is needed to become a ball-kid.

A former world No 3 is the first top signing for January's Heineken Open in Auckland.

Organisers of NZ's Heineken Open hope US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro is superstitious and will return to Auckland.

Juan Martin del Potro's victory today in the United States Open has a double edge for organisers of the Heineken Open tennis tournament.