A near-capacity crowd was on hand for the 10th edition of ATP Sunday at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2016. The annual pre-tournament event allowed fans to see ATP World Tour stars such as Kei Nishikori, Gael Monfils, Marin Cilic and Feliciano Lopez from up-close, while giving the players an opportunity to practise in front of a boisterous crowd before main draw action gets underway Monday. After battling Marcos Baghdatis in a friendly match, Nishikori was the honouree in a short on-court ceremony where he received a trophy for his bronze-medal showing at the Rio Olympics. The Japanese No. 1 topped Rafael Nadal in the third-place match and became the first Japanese player to win an Olympic tennis medal...
It's all about the fans in Chengdu! Nick Kyrgios, Diego Schwartzman and more stars spend time meeting local tennis-lovers and signing autographs at the inaugural Chengdu Open. Video and Photo: Chengdu Open
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. 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...
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. St. Petersburg Open – St. Petersburg, Russia Milos Raonic, Stan Wawrinka, Tomas Berdych, Viktor Troicki, Alexander Zverev and more stars attend the St. Petersburg Open's swanky soiree at The Four Seasons Hotel on Monday night in St. Petersburg. Second and third seeds Raonic and Berdych took time away from the tournament to visit the iconic St. Isaac's Cathedral. The duo were joined by Raonic’s girlfriend Danielle Knudson to take a tour of one of the city’s most picturesque landmarks, as well as climb up a private staircase to the Balustrade where 12 bronze angels overlook St. Petersburg. More Former champion Mikhail Youzhny held a master class in the TRK...