Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android and visit MyATP.com China Open – Beijing, China Dressed in traditional Chinese attire, Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov and Juan Martin del Potro stopped by the iconic Beijing Bird’s Nest for a photo shoot ahead of the China Open Players’ Party. “Unbelievable place. The Olympic Stadium, unbelievable memories from there, from the ceremony, so very happy to be back out there,” said Nadal. The group then headed to the top of the Olympic Tower, where they joined other ATP World Tour and WTA stars at a party to commemorate the start of the tournament. Dimitrov took home the award for ‘best dressed’, along with...
Dominic Thiem took time out from his preparations for the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships to visit a Tokyo sushi restaurant and the Odaiba-Ferris wheel on Monday.
The Austrian, who is making his first appearance in Tokyo since 2014, served and ate sushi dressed in traditional sushi chef uniform and then enjoyed the cityscape from the ferris wheel.
Thiem, 24, is currently No. 4 in the Emirates ATP Race To London for one of the six remaining berths at the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 12-19 November. He takes on American Steve Johnson in the Tokyo first round on Tuesday.
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android and visit MyATP.com Chengdu Open - Chengdu, China The top four seeds — Dominic Thiem, Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev — attended the Chengdu Open Players' Party at the St. Regis Chengdu, where they received a gift from the tournament with their names written in Chinese calligraphy. Wu Yibing, who recently became the youngest Chinese winner on the ATP Challenger Tour circuit just a week after claiming the US Open Boys' Singles and Doubles titles, attended the draw ceremony. #NextGenATP Karen Khachanov, Jared Donaldson and Taylor Fritz visited the Chengdu pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Donaldson was on top...
Watch as NextGenATP players Jared Donaldson, Karen Khachanov and Taylor Fritz visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding during the 2017 Chengdu Open. Video and photo courtesy Chengdu Open.
Three #NextGenATP players, Karen Khachanov, Jared Donaldson and Taylor Fritz, all visited the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The trio, who are competing at the Chengdu Open, saw giant baby and red pandas during their morning trip and were definitely smitten by the cuddly animals, especially Donaldson, who came prepared with a variety of panda trivia. “Did you know that China owns the rights to every panda in the world, except two? Those two are in Mexico,” said Donaldson. “My mum would be very happy that I got this opportunity to go out and see the pandas.” Fritz said, “We got to see all kinds of pandas and it’s really cool to see what Chengdu is famous for....
