The China Open Tennis Championship is the only international tennis tournament named after a country in China. The tournament is hosted by the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, and undertaken by the Tennis Management Center of the General Administration of Sports, the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau, the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League, and the People's Government of Chaoyang District, Beijing.

Founded in 2004, the China Open Tennis Championships is held annually in Beijing. At the same time, the tournament has the right to host the tournament of three major international tennis organizations, including the International Men's Professional Tennis Association (ATP), the International Women's Professional Tennis Association (WTA) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Since 2009, the China Open Tennis Championships have been fully upgraded, among which the women's tournament has been upgraded to the WTA Crown Pearl event (second only to the four Grand Slam events), and the men's event has been upgraded to the ATP 500 event (second only to the four Grand Slam events and ATP1000 events).

Looking at the tournament profile on the official website of China Open, you will definitely feel that China Open is a top tennis tour. With a huge prize money and considerable points, how can the China Open tennis tournament not become a competition that many male and female tennis players are eager for.

However, according to Thomas Rose, the new tournament director who took over this year, this is not only a problem, but also a big one that will affect the future development of the Chinese Open. On the surface, the seemingly glamorous China Open tennis tournament has always been plagued by the inability to attract big-name stars, and this year, the problem has become more serious.

As the women's part of the Crown Pearl Race, it will be much better because it is a top-level mandatory race. After all, the world's top female players cannot withdraw from the competition at will if they are not due to reasonable reasons such as injuries, otherwise they will have to pay a certain amount of fines to the WTA.

Despite this, Serena Williams, the most charismatic queen in tennis today, decided to retire. Fortunately, another box office guarantee that Sava should appear in Beijing if nothing else, plus a number of other top women's players, but Thomas is not too worried.

It was the men's race that really gave him a headache. As an ATP 500 event, the China Open is the tournament with the highest prize money in its class, but even so, it is still difficult to attract top players. Needless to say, Roger has not set foot in the China Open since its inception, and this year is naturally the same.

As the most successful player in the history of the Chinese Open, the absence of six-time Chinese Open champion Deyo is a major blow. Due to his excellent record and humorous personality, Deyo has a large number of fans in Beijing and even in China, and his participation is often a guarantee for the box office of the China Open. But this year, Djokovic withdrew from all competitions since the US Open due to an elbow injury, and the China Open can only face the reality of losing this top player.

Deyo's absence is just a microcosm of the big-name players. In addition to him, players such as Murray, who suffered a hip injury, and Wawrinka, who has a foot injury, will not meet the Chinese during the National Day.

In this way, there is only one male player left with real box office appeal in the China Open. Only four players in the world's top 10 have said they will compete. Such a lineup, compared with the women's competition in the same period, is really a bit too shabby.

"Damn, time, it's all a matter of time. If you change the game time for the middle net, the effect will be much better than now! Looking at the men's entry sheet in his hand, Thomas slammed it on the table.

Nearly a month after the end of the US Open, the center of gravity of world tennis will shift to Asia, starting the so-called Asian season. Judging from the setting of the event level and the allocation of prize money, these races in Asia, especially China, are not inferior to any top event in the year. However, for many players who have just returned from the US Open, the Asian tournament is far less appealing than it could have been.

All because after nine months of hard fighting, almost all the players entered a period of physical fatigue. Especially the last Grand Slam, the US Open, drained all their energy. After the U.S. Open, most players will have a feeling that the season is over, and the injuries that are usually suppressed will also erupt at this time.

In addition, China is too far away, and after more than ten hours, you will have to experience jet lag. In this way, for the players, the trip to Asia is not only not good, but more like an ordeal. Therefore, even with attractive bonuses and a lot of points, it is still impossible to raise their motivation. And because of these many reasons, the Asian season has become a kind of chicken rib-like existence, tasteless food, and it is a pity to abandon it.

This year's men's tournament at the China Open is facing the biggest wave of injury withdrawals in history. This is also why Thomas looks at the dim men's lineup, and it is really a bit frustrated that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

Sitting on the stool and sulking for a while, he suddenly thought of something and immediately dialed the phone.

"Zhang, have you received an answer to what I told you before?" Thomas's breathing was a little short.

"Don't worry, boss, when did I mess up the things you confessed. Just got a reply this morning, and the guy agreed to accept our wild card! The voice on the other end of the phone was faintly smug.

"Great! God help me! Pan Xiqi's participation will definitely make this year's China Open the most popular. With his presence, you don't have to worry even if natto doesn't come to the competition. Hahahaha, well done! Hearing this, Thomas excitedly stood up from his chair.

"By the way, does he have any requirements for appearance fees?" Thomas then asked.

"He didn't say anything about this, he should be satisfied with our offer. I said boss, although Panci is very popular now, but after all, he is not a top ten player in the world, would it be too exaggerated to give him the same appearance fee as natto? Xiao Zhang asked a little puzzled.

"Hehe, trust me, this time we must be worth the money. Pansiqi's presence will definitely fill our arena. Just wait and see. Thomas said confidently.

"That's right, immediately adjust our promotional focus and get the news out of Pansiqi's competition as quickly as possible. Also, the C position of the promotional poster was set aside for Pansiqi, and the natto was moved to the side. Also, Pancic's match must be guaranteed on Centre Court anyway. Go ahead and do it. ”

"Yes, boss." The middle-aged prince of tennis