Pros curl up to koalas ahead of Australian Open

Jan 15, 2017
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Pros curl up to koalas ahead of Australian Open

It's that time of the year again Down Under.

Published Jan 15, 2017

Each year tournament organizers arrange for Australia's fuzziest animals to visit Melbourne Park from the nearby Healesville Sanctuary. Earlier this week in Melbourne, early arrivals and qualifiers got a first look at a friendly koala.

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There's nothing quite like cuddling up to a fuzzy critter after a long practice or match.

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Even veterans like Jelena Jankovic couldn't resist a photo. Shelby Rogers, who made the quarterfinal in Hobart, felt like she was missing out on the visit from the special guests so she threw it back to last year.