china open held the opening ceremony of its 20th anniversary celebration. world no. 1 sinner and paris olympic gold medalist zheng qinwen were invited to attend.
2024-09-27
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sinner played at the china open on the 26th
on the evening of the 26th, the opening ceremony of the 20th anniversary celebration of the 2024 china open was held. from 2004 to 2024, the china open moved from the guangcai stadium to the national tennis center. in the blink of an eye in 20 years, the spanish star ferrero and others who played in the first china open were filled with emotion. although time travels, the quality of china open remains unchanged. this night, the diamond stadium was full of spectators, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the china open.
the opening ceremony of the 20th anniversary of the china open invited representative players who have played at the china open in the past 20 years, including the spanish star ferrero who participated in the first china open in 2004, the defending champion of the china open and the current world number one sina, and the number one player in the chinese men's tennis zhang zhizhen and zheng qinwen, china’s no. 1 women’s tennis player and paris olympic gold medalist.
in the past 20 years, ferrero has transformed from a famous player to a famous coach, assisting spain's emerging alcaraz to win two grand slam trophies at this year's french open and wimbledon. talking about the great changes in the china open, ferrero couldn't help but sigh: "20 years ago, i still remember the feeling every time i came here to play. now as a coach, i pass on my understanding and love for tennis. there are so many fans who still love us. , our work was not in vain.”
sinner came this time as the defending champion of the china open. he was shocked by the dynamic lighting effects of the diamond court. "i'm very happy to be back here to start my title defense journey. the main life of our players is on the court. this time i can see such a beautiful stadium, a beautiful opening ceremony and passionate fans. i am grateful for such an atmosphere. ." sinner said. it is worth mentioning that in the first round of the china open yesterday, sinner reversed jarry 2-1 and broke into the second round.
zhang zhizhen expressed that he likes to compete here very much. "the first time i played in the china open was in 2019, and the game situation at that time is still vivid in my mind. i am very much looking forward to playing in the china open this time."
when the host introduced zheng qinwen, the audience burst into warm applause. this time zheng qinwen came with the aura of gold medal in the paris olympics and became the player with the most box office appeal at the china open. zheng qinwen said: "i am very happy to return to the china open again and show my tennis to the fans. this time i have more time to share my tennis and my game with the fans. i will try my best to prepare for the next games."
ferrero, sinner, zhang zhizhen and zheng qinwen attended the opening ceremony
record
4 hours and 15 minutes: the most time-consuming women’s match at china open was born
on the 26th, in the first round of the 2024 china open women's singles, chinese player gao xinyu received a wild card to participate for the first time. in the first round, she fought hard in three sets with spanish player tomo, and finally lost 1-2. it is worth mentioning that this fight, which lasted 4 hours and 15 minutes, set the record for the longest time in a women's event at the china open.
this year, the china open will award all eight wild cards in the women's singles main draw to chinese players. after zhang shuai defeated kessler with a wild card and ended his 24-game losing streak, 26-year-old gao xinyu got the opportunity to participate in the main draw of the china open for the first time. gao xinyu, who was born in 1997, made her first tour appearance in 2017. but since losing to hsieh suwei in the first round of the 2017 nanchang tournament, gao xinyu has been struggling to win in the tour.
gao xinyu has made significant progress this season and has reached the french open, wimbledon and us open qualifying rounds. she defeated danilovic in the first round of the us open qualifying round and won her first career grand slam victory. in the just-concluded wta hua hin tournament, after gao xinyu advanced from the qualifying round, she defeated wei jia in the first round of the main draw and won her first career tour victory.
with a new breakthrough in her career, gao xinyu met the spanish player tomo, known as the "king of grinders" in the first round of this year's china open. although tomo is ranked outside the top 100 in the world, he has rich tour experience. gao xinyu missed many opportunities to serve to win the set in the first set. fortunately, she seized the opportunity in the tie-break and won the first set 7-6. after that, the two men continued to fight fiercely in the second set. gao xinyu fell short at the last moment and was equalized by her opponent 7-5. in the final set, when gao xinyu was 1-5 behind tomo, she stubbornly saved the match point and broke serve, bringing the game to 5-5. unfortunately, gao xinyu lost two consecutive games and was defeated by her opponent 5-7. the match lasted 4 hours and 15 minutes.
surrounding
china open wonderful night
feel the beauty of the east
the afterglow of family reunions during the mid-autumn festival has not completely dissipated. on september 25, the china tennis open, a major sports event in the sports world, was in full swing in beijing. the player reception, which is the "reserved program" of the china open every year, came as scheduled on this day.
this year's players' reception was themed "wonderful night at the china open", and the venue was ingeniously chosen to be held at the county prince's mansion with red walls and black tiles, which has carried a century of glory. it used chinese ancient buildings as the scene and traditional chinese culture as symbols, accompanied by silk, bamboo and with delicious food, guests and tennis stars toasted together and shared their best wishes for the china open.
it was just after 18:00, and it was getting dark. the players who usually looked so dashing on the field suddenly transformed and attended the cocktail party in their best attire. every one of them looked dazzling. including the new olympic women's singles gold medalist zheng qinwen, as well as sinner, medvedev, sabalenka, pegula, zhang zhizhen and other famous players walked on the red carpet one by one.
after the red carpet event, an "intangible cultural heritage interactive experience" is specially arranged, including the sugar painting shop, moonlight fragrance, lacquer fan workshop, and huayue teahouse. everyone can immerse themselves in the elegance of eastern aesthetics and enjoy a wonderful and extraordinary night. . after watching with great interest the wonderful demonstration by the on-site intangible cultural heritage inheritors, the players were all eager to try it out and experience it, personally feeling the profoundness and infinite charm of chinese traditional culture. this wonderful way to experience different cultures across time and space seems to open up a new world.
at 19:30, the reception officially started. "douqin" showcased the unique style of traditional chinese musical instruments, triggering bursts of applause from the audience. the soft yet strong "classical dance" fully highlights the elegance and beauty of chinese culture and demonstrates the cultural inheritance and integration pursued by the china open as a world-class event.
in addition to various intangible cultural heritage experience sessions and exciting traditional cultural performances, the biggest highlight of the "china open wonderful night" is the on-site decoration that fully reflects the ancient charm of china. the entrance adopts the creative vision of crabapple pattern and tennis, which reflects the "endless competition" of tennis and also heralds the fun and unknown surprises of "wonderful night". the party ceremony started with the wonderful sound of silk and bamboo. with the ancient charm of the mansion and traditional oriental etiquette, guests from all walks of life are sincerely invited to have drinks and travel together, demonstrating the sincere courtesy of the china open. we hope that all participating players and guests can leave wonderful memories at the 2024 china open.
