However, it was a different case at the PROTON Malaysian Open last week.
The seats at the practice courts (gym hall) were empty. Popular players came in and out without being mobbed by fans simply because there were almost none.
The crowd was slightly better when the players practice on Court 1, behind the Centre Court.
Hopefully the number of fans at the practice courts improve next year.
We attended a few practice sessions and here are some of the pictures we've got.
Left - Thumbs up from Rohan Bopanna
Right - Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi experimenting a simple yoga position
Right - Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi experimenting a simple yoga position
Igor Kunitsyn - "What are you looking at?"
Mikhail Youzhny - Maybe it's a Russian thing. They are not impressed with Nikon-toting mamarazzi
Tennis talk - David Ferrer, Andre Sa, Marcelo Melo, Jose Acasuso
Left - Marcelo Melo says hi to Jose Acasuso
Right - Ferrer crotch grab picture revealed
Right - Ferrer crotch grab picture revealed
Keep your chins up, Acasuso
Happy people are beautiful people - Jose Verdasco, Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez
Fernando Gonzalez arrives at the practice court with his entourage
(Photos credit to HSFoo/hcfoo.com)
