ANCHOR 1: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY.
SOME OF THE TOP TALENT IN THE
SPORT OF TENNIS ARE HERE IN
HAWAII FOR THE HAWAII OPEN.
MATCHES BEGIN ON THURSDAY
INDOORS.
JOINING ME NOW IS THE EVENT MC,
JERROD CARSON.
THIS EVENT IS THE PREAMBLE TO
THE WORLD TOUR SEASON AND
LEADING UP TO SOME OF THE MAJORS
WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE AND WATCH
ON TV.
YOU WHY HE OPEN
BRINGS IN
SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE
WORLD.
FOR THEM, IT BECOMES SO MUCH
MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS THE
FIRST CHANCE TO PLAY AGAINST
WORLD-CLASS COMPETITORS BEFORE
THEY GO OFF ON TOUR AND START
THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN.
ANCHOR 1:
THE LIKELIHOOD OF
SEEING SOMEBODY PLAY HERE THIS
WEEK THAT WE WILL SEE PLATE IN
THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN OR FRENCH
OPEN?
ANCHOR 1: DEFINITELY.
HOW EXCITED ARE YOU TO START
YOUR SEASON HERE IN HAWAII?
I'M REALLY EXCITED.
IT IS GOOD PREPARATION FOR NEXT
SEASON.
ANCHOR 1: AND FOR YOU, YOU HAVE
SOMETHING ELSE TO PREPARE FOR.
THE SUMMER OLYMPICS NEXT YEAR IN
TOKYO.
YOU HAVE A CHANCE.
YOU HOPEFULLY WILL BE AMONG THE
TOP FOUR.
WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO PLAY FOR
JAPAN IN TOKYO?
THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING FOR
ME.
I WANT TO REACH THAT GOAL.
ANCHOR 1: AND IT ALL STARTS
HERE.
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
COMPETITION THAT WILL BE HERE.
WE START THURSDAY AND WE HAVE
SOME OF THE TOP PLAYERS IN THE
WORLD.
ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE WE HAVE AND
ONLY CAN KERBER -- ANGELIQUE
KERBER AND MARIA SHARAPOVA.
DANIEL COLLINS IS COMING IN.
AND KEI NISHIKORI.
WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM
HERE AGAIN, BACK FROM LAST YEAR.
HE WAS CHAMPION LAST YEAR.
A TOP 10 PLAYER.
ANCHOR 1: YOU ARE THE PRO
AT
THE CLUB.
?
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU?
IT IS FANTASTIC TO BE A PART
OF TENNIS HERE IN HAWAII.
OUR TENNIS COMMUNITY IS TIGHT
AND SPECIAL.
WE GET TO SHARE THAT WITH THE
WORLD.
OUR SPONSORS HAVE MADE IT
UNBELIEVABLY SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAVE SHOWN WHAT WE DO
HERE TO
THE REST OF THE WORLD.
COME AND CHECK OUT THE BEST
TENNIS PLAYERS IN THE WORLD AND
THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD.
ANCHOR 1: HOW HARD IS IT?
IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND WARM.
A NICE PLACE TO VISIT.
HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO SAY -- IT
IS TIME TO FOCUS AND PLAY
TENNIS.
IT IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT IS
SUCH A NICE PLACE.
THE PEOPLE ARE NICE.
I HAVE TO FOCUS ON TENNIS.
ANCHOR 1: WHEN YOU
LOOK AT
TRANSITIONING TO THE AUSTRALIAN
OPEN ARE REPRESENTING JAPAN IN
THE OLYMPICS, DO YOU LOOK AT
THIS AS THE BEGINNING?
FOR SURE.
ANCHOR 1: TO COME AND WATCH,
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO?
SIMILAR
TO HOW YOU PURCHASE
YOUR UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
VOLLEYBALL TICKETS -- THE SAME
SITE.
ANY SPORTS FAN WOULD ENJOY THIS.
TICKETS START AT $10.
IN THE TENNIS COURT IS INSIDE.
THIS WILL BE FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER.
IF AN TESTING VISUAL.
ANCHOR 1: -- A FANTASTIC
VISUAL.