Fetching tennis balls may seem an innocuous job for most people — but for the hundreds trying out to become US Open ‘ballpersons’, it's a dream worth chasing.
Most will not make the cut, however. Out of the hundreds who turned up for this year's US Open ballperson tryouts at the US Tennis Association (USTA) Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in the Queens borough of New York, only a few dozen will be chosen to join veteran ballpersons from previous years. But they come anyway, young and old, braving the rainy skies on June 19 to test their luck.
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