Former world No 1 Roger Federer was ousted by Frenchman Gael Monfils at the third round while heavy favorites Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both get through to the last eight at the ongoing Shanghai Masters on Thursday.
China is set to take another step on the long march to becoming a tennis power as Chinese players made splashes at the ongoing year-opening Grand Slam tournament of Australian Open.
Li Na's wish to stay at home more during the busy WTA season has come true as two tournaments will move to China next year.
The Chinese city of Wuhan will host a new women's tennis tournament from 2014 replacing the Pan Pacific Open, which has been held in Tokyo for three decades, the WTA Tour said on Thursday.
The inaugural ball-kid exchange program between the China Open and the Australian Open was announced on Center Court at the China Open on Saturday night in Beijing.
As part of a charity program scheduled during the China Tennis Grand Prix, national team representatives Liang Chen and Chang Yu visited a children's welfare center in the balmy tourist town of Sanya, along with with Tom McCarty, CEO of the event's promoter, Beijing International Group, on Wednesday.
World No 1 Victoria Azarenka on Sunday claimed her sixth title this season when she beat German Julia Goerges in straight sets at the Linz WTA tournament.
Novak Djokovic gained sweet revenge for his US Open defeat to Andy Murray on Sunday, saving five match points to seal a stunning 5-7, 7-6 (11), 6-3 victory in the Shanghai Masters final.
Novak Djokovic reached his 10th final of the season when he beat fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters on Saturday.
Andy Murray remained on course for a hat-trick of titles at the Shanghai Masters despite the best efforts of tricky Czech Radek Stepanek on Friday and now sets his sights on Roger Federer.
Second seed Novak Djokovic served well and barely broke a sweat as he marched past Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters tennis on Thursday.
Kei Nishikori's dream run that took him to the Japan Open tennis title last week was cut short in China when he lost 6-2 1-6 4-6 to Sam Querrey of the US in the second round of the Shanghai Masters.
Novak Djokovic from Serbia and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus claimed their men's and women's China Open singles title in Beijing on Oct 7, 2012.
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