Running onto the court with my son Corey, then six, we took our sides of the net.
‘Ready?’ he beamed, serving the ball towards me.
Every weekend, my boy dragged me to play tennis at Kippax Tennis Club.
It was our special place.
A family of tennis lovers, we began attending the Australian Open in 2001 when Corey was eight.
My husband, Jim, and our other kids, Matt, then nine, and Hayley, six, also loved watching the tournament.
When he was 20, Corey coached at the club, and was loved by everyone he
