On Friday British No 1 Katie Boulter kicked off her China Open campaign with a convincing win over Taylor Townsend after Zhang Shuai stunned US Open semi-finalist Emma Navarro in straight sets in the 2nd-round, and Jessica Pagula, Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka as scored wins. Boulter, who was playing her first match since making…
US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka takes the court in Beijing on Saturday. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images China Open Beijing, ChinaSeptember 25-October 2, 2024Prize Money: ATP $3,720,165 Elite Players Converge at China OpenThe Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Center, built for the 2008 Olympic Games, is the venue for the China Open. In 2011, the centre…
Peyton Stearns proved too solid for Leylah Annie Fernandez, defeating the Canadian 7-5, 6-2 to advance at the China Open on Friday. The hard hitting American broke Fernandez five times and won 65% of her first serve points in a decisive 1 hour, 48-minute victory to book her place in the round of 32. Competing…
Carlos Alcaraz returned to the ATP action at the 2024 China Open, and he managed to beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in two very straightforward sets. Last year, the young Spanaird also competed at the ATP 500 tournament in China, and after easily cruising through the first three matches, he was stopped by the eventual champion,…
Grigor Dimitrov was expected to play at the 2024 China Open after participating in the Laver Cup, but the Bulgarian withdrew from the ATP 500 event after experiencing physical problems in Berlin. It’s been a weird few weeks for Dimitrov, who recently started to battle health issues. The first time they showed up was at…
The top half of the women’s draw at the China Open in Beijing was completed on Thursday, paving the way for the arrival of the 32 seeds in round 2 on Friday, who now know who their opening opponents are. Britain’s Harriet Dart, though, fell in her opener to Clara Tauson from Denmark, 5-7 6-4…
Alexander Bublik takes the court in Beijing on Thursday. Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images China Open Beijing, ChinaSeptember 25-October 2, 2024Prize Money: ATP $3,720,165 Elite Players Converge at China OpenThe Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Center, built for the 2008 Olympic Games, is the venue for the China Open. In 2011, the centre…
It was a perfect time for Zhang Shuai to break her unwanted record of 24 consecutive lost matches, in front of a home crowd at the WTA 1000 China Open in Beijing on opening day, Wednesday. On match point? Oh my god, what are you doing Shuai? When I’m sitting, there I told myself, if…
Naomi Osaka started her 2024 China Open campaign with a commanding win, with her new coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, watching from her box. The Japanese player has good memories of the tournament in Beijing. Every time she played in the Chinese capital, she improved her results. She started in 2016 with a loss in the first…
Amanda Anisimova takes the court in Beijing on Wednesday. EPA-EFE/DEAN LEWINS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND China Open Beijing, ChinaSeptember 25-October 2, 2024Prize Money: ATP $3,720,165 Elite Players Converge at China OpenThe Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Center, built for the 2008 Olympic Games, is the venue for the China Open. In 2011, the centre expanded to…
