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09/10/2025

’s wish for China: a home base *beyond* China.
“Build a second ‘home’ in Europe—fly less, train more, feel at home after and before . If the government going to put courts abroad, its players may never be far from a Grand Slam.”

08/10/2025

“From the 2002 Tennis Masters Cup to today’s roaring Shanghai Masters, looks back at 23 years of change in the city he loves: the skyline that wasn’t there, the fans who now pack the stands, and the rise of Chinese tennis. 🇨🇳🎾
Full interview dropping now—come see through the eyes of a legend.”

08/10/2025

Special event of Roger Federer in Shanghai!

05/10/2025

I asked the woman's single champ about what would she say the toughest moment during the weeks' tournament. She said"Yeah, there were obviously some really tough moments where I was thinking of pulling out a few times. " Amanda began her breakout season with a WTA 1000 title in Doha in February. Since then, she’s played her way into three more finals, highlighted by her first Grand Slam runs at Wimbledon and the US Open and earned her first trip to the WTA Finals in Riyadh.

The winning path: Anisimova’s road to the title was anything but smooth.

After straight-set victories over Katie Boulter and Zhang Shuai -- including a marathon tiebreak -- she came from a set down in back-to-back matches against Karolina Muchova and Jasmine Paolini.
Her reward: a semifinal showdown with Gauff, the No. 2 seed and defending champion.

🏆 History made in Beijing! stunned the crowd at , outlasting fearless 26th-seeded Czech 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 to lift her ...
05/10/2025

🏆 History made in Beijing!
stunned the crowd at , outlasting fearless 26th-seeded Czech 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 to lift her biggest career trophy.
Fun fact: in 20+ years of the tournament, NO woman has ever managed to defend the title—so the “curse” lives on!
Congrats, new queen of the Diamond Court 👑🎾

🏆 HISTORY MADE IN BEIJING! 🏆 On October 5, 2025, & stormed back from a set down to defeat surprise finalists Miyu K...
05/10/2025

🏆 HISTORY MADE IN BEIJING! 🏆
On October 5, 2025, & stormed back from a set down to defeat surprise finalists Miyu Kato & 2-1 and lift the women’s doubles trophy for the SECOND year in a row!
They become the FIRST pair ever to defend the Beijing title since the tournament began in 2004.
Hats off to Kato & Stollar, who reached their very first WTA 1000 final together as a brand-new team.
What a way to close an unforgettable week of tennis! 🤜🤛🎾

05/10/2025

🚀 History made at ! For the first time, the umpire’s chair now rises at the push of a button—no more climbing. 🇨🇳✨

Designed & built by a Guangdong-based company, this smart seat blends one-touch lift, AI-powered scoring and ergonomic comfort. Already rolling out on courts worldwide—and yes, I took it for a test “flight”! 🎾⚙️

Beijing thriller unlocked 🔓No.26 seed had no history, no hype—just fight. In Saturday’s semifinal she traded blow for...
04/10/2025

Beijing thriller unlocked 🔓

No.26 seed had no history, no hype—just fight.
In Saturday’s semifinal she traded blow for blow with No. 5 seed , steal the decider 9-7 in the third-set tie-break.

2 hrs 28 mins of pure grit later, the 21-year-old is a first-time WTA 1000 finalist, the lowest seed ever to reach the China Open title match. (Last year's non-seed player)

04/10/2025

"I always feel a certain way here with the crowd and the fans. I don't know if it's a shared experience for all the players, but they really
make me feel like home, very loved." on her first Beijing final after dismantling fellow American 6-1, 6-2 in the semis, praised the fans vibe in Beijing. "All my shots were
working today, which is like my favorite way to play. I didn't really have to adjust much. So yeah, I was just really happy with my performance. Coco is a really tough player. I knew I was going to have to really step it up today."

Exactly one year ago was ranked outside the top-50 and eliminated by at the third round.Tonight she’s through to the...
04/10/2025

Exactly one year ago was ranked outside the top-50 and eliminated by at the third round.

Tonight she’s through to the Beijing final after dismantling fellow American 6-1, 6-2 in the semis— stoped Coco's ninth straight win here and previously clinched her spot in the Finals.

From qualifier to championship weekend, Amanda’s 2025 glow-up is impossible to ignore.

Reigning doubles queens 👑 Just booked their spot in the final with a straight-sets win over / ! After the match th...
04/10/2025

Reigning doubles queens 👑
Just booked their spot in the final with a straight-sets win over / !

After the match they grabbed the mic-board, tried to write “Běijīng jiāyóu” in pinyin, crossed it out twice, and finally landed on “Beijing Jiaoyou” ❤️—then zipped up their lucky jackets and fired signed balls into the stands.

Final tomorrow. Luck already loading…

03/10/2025

This year, China's National Day 'Golden Week' holiday overlaps with a blockbuster 'sports week,' turning Beijing into a global magnet for tennis and table-tennis fans. According to Tsinghua University's sports researchers, every yuan spent on the China Open generates seven yuan in surrounding consumption. As of October 2, ticket sales of the event have exceeded 88 million yuan ($12.3 million), setting a new historical high.

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