CHLOE'S THRILLER.THE ballgirl who was given a taste of the limelight in a show rally with tennis star Tommy Haas Thomas Mario Haas (born April 3, 1978) is a German tennis player. He is 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (187 cm) tall and plays right-handed. He is currently ranked #10 in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 2 in May 2002. described her "amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. " experience yesterday. Chloe Chambers, 15, said she felt "over the moon" after her five-minute Court One knockabout with the German ace in front of an 11,393 crowd. She stood in while France's Michael Llodra was treated for an injury after he crashed into ballgirl Erin Lorencin. And Chloe even managed to score a winning volley against 24th seed Haas. She said: "Words can't describe how lucky I was. To be handed the racket was amazing. I love tennis so much. "But I was very nervous to play in front of thousands of people." Chloe, who lives in Wimbledon, said: "I'm just over the moon that I got to play on Court One with Tommy. "He's my new favourite player. He gave a little clap at the end so I thought I did OK. I just didn't want to muck up." CAPTION(S): DOUBLES ACT Ballgirls Ballgirls is a general term used to describe a women attendants on a tennis court who collect the balls when they are out of play. All tournaments have either "ballgirls", "ballboys" or "ballkids" (the term used to describe ones of both sexes). Chloe and Erin |
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