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Chinese wild card takes initial tennis match in Hengqin

(cityofzhuhai.com)

Updated: 2019-10-24

The 2019 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai got off to a thrilling start on Oct 22 with Chinese wild card holder Zheng Saisai defeating 2017 US Open runner-up Madison Keys 6-4, 6-2.

Meanwhile, top-seeded Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands conquered Donna Vekic from Croatia for the third time this year at 7-6 (5), 6-2. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus outperformed Maria Sakkari from Greece 6-3, 6-4 at the Hengqin International Tennis Center.

The six-day WTA tourney will see 12 qualifying players vie for a record-high prize pool of $2.42 million and 700 ranking points to the winner. Contenders were first placed in four round-robin groups in a draw ceremony on Oct 21.

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Zheng Saisai in competition [Photo by Zhu Xi / Zhuhai Daily]

Bertens and Vekic are in Azalea Group along with Dayana Yastremska from Ukraine. Zheng and Keys are in Orchid Group, as is Petra Martic from Croatia. Rose Group features Sabalenka, Sakkari and Elise Bertens of Belgium. Sofia Kenin and Alison Riske from the USA are joined by Karolina Muchova from Czech in Camellia Group.

Previous editions of the tournament have attracted more than 170,000 spectators and generated an economic value of 2.3 billion yuan ($325 million). To promote tennis among the public, more than 80 gratis activities have been staged in campus and tennis interactions at more than 30 residential communities.

The 3rd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth Invitational was also held this year. Tennis legend Stefanie Graf of Germany unveiled the plaque for the Zhuhai-Hong Kong-Macao Junior Tennis Base before the opening ceremony. 

The event is organized by Huafa Group under the umbrella of the Chinese Tennis Association and the Zhuhai Municipal People's Government.


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