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TORQUAY resident and ANZ Hot Shot Tennis star Lachlan Thomas took centre court at the Australian Open last month after he was chosen to toss the coin before a match.<\/p>\n

Lachlan, 8, was presented with the ANZ commemorative coin ahead of the 2018 open and joined 170 ANZ Tennis Hot Shots as they walked among the world\u2019s best players.<\/p>\n

The coin features three-time Paralympics gold medallist and ANZ ambassador Dylan Alcott engraved on the heads side of the coin, with a ball and ANZ logo on the tails side.<\/p>\n

ANZ group executive Fred Ohlsson said the bank was committed to supporting grassroots tennis around Australia through the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese children received their own commemorative coin in time to perfect their coin flipping skills ahead of the Australian Open,\u201d Mr Ohlsson said.<\/p>\n

ANZ Tennis Hot Shots is Tennis Australia\u2019s official tennis development program with a record 384,584 children aged 3-12 playing ANZ Tennis Hot Shots last year.<\/p>\n

Smaller courts, lighter racquets, lower nets and low compression balls are utilised by the program to make it suitable for children of all abilities.<\/p>\n

For more information about ANZ Tennis Hot Shots, visit hotshots.tennis.com.au.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TORQUAY resident and ANZ Hot Shot Tennis star Lachlan Thomas took centre court at the Australian Open last month after he was chosen to toss the coin before a match. Lachlan, 8, was presented with the ANZ commemorative coin ahead of the 2018 open and joined 170 ANZ Tennis Hot Shots as they walked among […]<\/p>\n

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