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Shenzhen Open – Shenzhen, China
Tomas Berdych, David Goffin, Jiri Vesely and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez were among the stars to attend the players’ party at Shangri-la Hotel. Berdych and Goffin, the top two seeds, also learned the art of calligraphy at the event.
Elsewhere, Goffin learned to make traditional Chinese dishes during a private cooking lesson. The Belgian joined chef Anthony Dong at Shang Palace restaurant at Shenzhen Shangri-La Hotel to whip up Tofu Soup and Peking Duck. Read More
Top seed Berdych visited Kaisa City Plaza for a Q&A session.
Thomaz Bellucci and Stephane Robert kicked off the Shenzhen Open with some mini tennis at the Futian Shangri-La Hotel.
Jonathan Erlich and Santiago Gonzalez visited with students from a CSR partner school and signed racquets and t-shirts for the kids.
Richard Gasquet and Ze Zhang attended a meet-and-greet tennis clinic, while Ryan Harrison visited the Longgang Experimental School for a hit and Q&A with kids.
Chengdu Open – Chengdu, China
Kevin Anderson and John Millman took time to experience the Chengdu culture, visiting the historic Wenshu Monastery, located in the centre of Chengdu city. They received a crash course in the art of “Chang Zui Hu”, the ancient Chengdu practice of pouring tea out through an extremely long spout. Combining martial arts with technical ability, this unique practice was created as a form of entertainment in local tea houses many hundreds of years ago. “It was really cool,” said Anderson. “Just the whole architecture and this whole place is incredible.”
Russian #NextGen star Karen Khachanov and 17-year-old Casper Ruud visited one of Chengdu’s unique attractions, Kuanzhai Alley, which translates as Wide and Narrow Alley. Read & Watch
Grigor Dimitrov, Anderson, Diego Schwartzman, Nicholas Monroe and Artem Sitak took a trip to the Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base in Chengdu. Read More
Dominic Thiem, Dimitrov and Feliciano Lopez were among the stars to enjoy the players’ party festivities at the St. Regis Hotel Tuesday night.
Marcos Baghdatis, Yen-Hsun Lu, Schwartzman, Jordan Thompson, Sitak, Monroe, Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah were among the players to meet fans at autograph sessions.
