Wearing a nondescript T-shirt and baseball cap, Washington Capitals prospect Nathan Walker explored Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in relative anonymity Tuesday afternoon. For the day, Walker, who became the first Australian to be selected in the NHL Draft in 2014, was attending the Citi Open tennis tournament as a fan and guest of the tournament.
“I watch a fair bit of tennis,” he said. “It’s pretty good watching the sport and the stamina of the guys is pretty incredible.”
Walker, 21, grew up playing tennis recreationally in a country where the sport has a huge presence.