Serena Williams and Andy Roddick, who plan on playing together in the London Olympics, have entered the Australian Open mixed doubles draw. They will face top seeds Mike Bryan and Kveta Peshke in the first round. Williams and Roddick are longtime friends from the juniors, but have not worked out their strategy yet.
"I texted Andy and he said, ‘What side do you want to play? I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, we forgot to discuss that,'" Serena said with a laugh. "I always play the forehand side. He didn't care what side he plays, so it's good. We're looking forward to it. It's going to be fun. Why not start out [playing] the best?"
Serena also joked that "her forehand must be stronger" than Roddick’s because she beat him once when they were kids and that she will let him serve first. "I was thinking I should, but I'll let him feel like, you know, macho man and let him start first."