The MLC Ballkids journey

Becoming an MLC Ballkid is a long journey and involves great commitment from the kids themselves as well as their parents, carers and families.

From the process of selection trials for several hours to early morning training sessions on weekends, it is a long but rewarding journey.

The MLC Ballkids are a special group of young people, some of whom go on to become champion tennis players themselves.

In fact, MLC Ballkids are elite among ballkids – the Australian Open is regarded as having the best of all the Grand Slams. Both MLC and the Australian Open are proud of this reputation and work hard to maintain it.