Sunrise's Natalie Barr frets her return to work while showing off slender frame in a dark dress at Tennis Players' Party

She's enjoyed a few weeks of holidays, but the time has come for Natalie Barr to return to 3AM wake-ups.

The Sunrise presenter attended the Tennis Players' Party at Melbourne's Crown Entertainment Complex on Sunday, and reflected on her time off.

'My body clock is completely stuck in holiday mode and Lychee Martini mode...the next two weeks are going to feel like jetlag.'

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The 46-year-old presenter looked stylish in a bistre brown dress that matched her shoulder length brunette locks.

Her sleeveless dress featured a high neck with ruching at the waist, highlighting her slender figure.

Natalie admitted that she's slept through her 3AM alarm in the past, calling it a 'nightmare.'

'You wake up in a cold sweat with that phone going off by your bed...I usually come in at 3:30, [if I'm not in at] 3:45 they're calling and you're panicking.'

'Goodbye holidays. Hello a million loads of washing,' she wrote alongside a recent holiday snap on Instagram.

Before she returns to work with David Koch and Samantha Armytage, Natalie rubbed shoulders with some of the world's greatest tennis players at the event.

The world's No. 2 female player Maria Sharpova showed off her trim pins in a monochrome dress, while No. 3 male player Rafael Nadal wore jeans and a white shirt to the event.

Tennis wasn't the only sport represented, as former captain of the Australian national cricket team Ricky Ponting made an appearance alongside wife Rianna.

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