Ahead of Australia's summer of tennis, the trophies visited the centre, along with former professional player John Fitzgerald.

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Fitzgerald, a seven-time doubles and two-time mixed doubles grand slam champion, said it was great to bring the trophies to town.

"To support a local club that hasn't been able to open its doors for a while, that's a big deal," he said.

"So it's great to be able to support the families here and to bring the trophies down is pretty special, we are very proud of those."

Fans enjoyed a glimpse of the trophies and tennis lessons, free court hire and a sausage sizzle.

"(To) see kids with a racket in their hand warms my heart," Fitzgerald said.

"It's healthy, we've got to get back outside and hit a few balls."

The Australian Open is now just under seven weeks away, but Fitzgerald said it's still too early to pick favourites to take out the men's and women's tournaments.

"It's sort of hard to know, we follow it but when you can't be there and see these guys and what their form's like I think you're guessing a bit this far out," he said.

"We don't even know what the full field will be, we think everyone will come ... I think when they get here and you see what their form's like in the first week or so, then you can make some calls.

"If Novak comes, he deserves to be favourite but he's had a little bit of trouble with (Alexander) Zverev recently and (Daniil) Medvedev's coming and of course (Stefanos) Tsitsipas, all of them have a chance.

"In the women's, I'd just love to think that Ash (Barty) can win one, I don't know how much pressure she's going to feel at home now after being Wimbledon champion, but I imagine a little bit ... fingers crossed with her."

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