After seven days of fierce competition, the 2023 Huafa Zhuhai Tennis Championship, hosted by the Zhuhai Municipal People's Government and the Chinese Tennis Association, and hosted by Huafa Group, drew a perfect end, successfully fulfilled this romantic appointment after four years, and created a bright tennis memory in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in late summer and early autumn.

With the continuous deepening of the connectivity between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, the number of spectators in Hong Kong and Macao has reached a record high. Tickets were sold out early on the weekend, and the Hengqin International Tennis Center was once again full, leaving unforgettable memories for players and spectators.

In the men's doubles final on Centre Court, No. 2 seeds Jimmy · Murray/Venus defeated No. 3 seeds Rammons/Wiathrow 6-4, 6-4 to win the men's doubles title of this year's Huafa Zhuhai Tennis Championships and their fourth tour title since the pair partnered this season.

In the final of the men's singles, top seed Khachanov defended his seeding honour by beating Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6(2)/6-1. It was Khachanov's first tour title since the 2018 Paris Masters and his fifth personal tour title.

Li Chong, Vice Mayor of Zhuhai Municipal People's Government, Wei Yijun, Deputy Director of the Work Office of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, Guangdong Provincial People's Government, Lin Rituan, Deputy Secretary-General of the Zhuhai Municipal People's Government, Huang Yujie, Director of the Livelihood Affairs Bureau of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, Lin Xiaojun, Deputy Director of Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, Guo Jin, Deputy General Manager of Zhuhai Huafa Group Co., Ltd., Feng Xia, Assistant President of Zhuhai Huafa Modern Service Investment Holdings Co., Ltd., Sun Lei, Tournament Director of the 2023 Zhuhai Tennis Championship, and other leading guests attended the award ceremony. and awards to the winning athletes.

"Love tennis, come to Zhuhai"! As the "starting station" of the top men's tennis tournament in China, the 2023 Zhuhai Tennis Championship lived up to expectations and created a grand tennis carnival for players and fans.

Khachanov

Murray

With a generous prize fund of over US$1 million and a good reputation accumulated by the success of the first event, Zhuhai was able to attract a strong line-up. Led by top seed Khachanov and three-time Men's Singles Grand Slam winner Murray, the likes of Norrie, Koda, Karatsev and Yoshihito Nishioka are happy to join, meaning that the tournament has been full of excitement and surprises from the first round.

Throughout the week-long event, the players' dedication allowed fans in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and even across the country to enjoy a long-lost tennis "feast". Whether it is the courageous struggle for every point on the field, the heart-warming loving moment after the game, or the intimate interaction at the booth and training ground, it will become a precious picture in the minds of the fans who are there in person.

Li Zhe and Harris visit the Space Center

The holding of the Zhuhai Tennis Championship also gave the players a rare opportunity to experience the customs of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao and understand Chinese culture. In addition to the competition, some of them put on traditional opera costumes, some went to the Zhuhai Space Center to experience the charm of the vast universe, and some came to the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom to explore the wonders of the ocean...... This kind of activity makes them happy and opens a window for them to listen to Chinese stories.

There is no doubt that the 2023 Zhuhai Tennis Championship is not only a top-level tennis event, but also a carnival and festival. This also allows us to see that after the well-known first event, the Zhuhai Tennis Championship continues to improve the quality and experience of the event, so that the event can continue to be wonderful when it "blooms" for the second time, and continue to become a dazzling city card of Zhuhai.

With its wonderful results, the 2023 Zhuhai Tennis Championship has become a popular object for the audience. In the first three days of the event, the event attracted more than 12,000 people to watch, and as of the 26th, the total number of viewers of this year's Zhuhai Tennis Championship reached 42,802. Even during the day on weekdays, the Hengqin International Tennis Center is often full, and the enthusiasm of the audience is stirring in the venue, which leaves a deep impression.

With the implementation of the "Macao cars going north" and "Hong Kong cars going north" policies, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have become more and more interconnected, which has greatly facilitated Hong Kong and Macao audiences to watch the 2023 Zhuhai Tennis Championships. According to Xu Shaoyong, former president of the Macau Security Forces Higher School and chairman of the supervisory board of the Macau Tennis Association, in an interview, this high-level event attracted the "one brother and two brothers" of United Kingdom and attracted Macao golfers to watch the tournament. With the new policy of "Australian cars going north", they can arrive at the stadium within an hour, which can be said to be very convenient. ”

Hong Kong visitors also benefit from the new policy of "Hong Kong cars going north", and do not need to worry about complex traffic problems. A spectator from the Hong Kong Seaside Online Orchestra shared his experience of watching the game: "We arranged a group of 40 people to watch the game, we used to watch it on TV, but now we have the opportunity to go to the scene, and the experience of watching the game is very good, and the feeling of comfort and pressure is completely different. Originally, we came to Zhuhai, the biggest problem was that the traffic was more troublesome, but now with the policy of Hong Kong cars going north, we chartered a bus by ourselves to watch the game from the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, which is much more convenient. ”

In addition, Huafa Sports also took the initiative to revitalize internal and external resources, continued to expand ticket sales channels, and listed tickets for the 2023 Zhuhai Tennis Championship on mainstream ticketing platforms in Hong Kong and Macau for the first time, which were favored by Hong Kong and Macao audiences. During the event, the cumulative number of spectators in Hong Kong and Macao reached 6,168.

The Zhuhai Tennis Championships has not only won the love of mainland audiences, but has also increasingly become a shared event and a gateway for tennis exchanges in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. Hengqin, which is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, is building a tennis link connecting the three places with the help of the brand effect of the event.

The second Zhuhai Tennis Championship not only continues to be well received by fans and players, attracting the attention of tennis lovers at home and abroad, but also by holding high-level events, making full use of the platform influence of the event to contribute to the development of the city.

Khachanov visits Yung Wing School

During the event, Huafa Group actively integrated and used the resources in its hands to hold tennis activities in the community and campus. Yung Wing College, the University of Macau and even the homes of the community have become stops for top stars such as top seed Khachanov and doubles stars Ramones/Weathrow in between training matches. Their close contact with local teachers, students and residents has inspired more people to devote themselves to tennis, which has helped to form a strong atmosphere of "national fitness", and also made the influence of the event radiate to the surrounding areas starting from the Hengqin International Tennis Center, deepening the exchanges and integration between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

Ramones/Withfar at the University of Macau

In recent years, Huafa Group has continued to develop the cultural and sports industry, and tennis is one of the key points of cultivation. The successful holding of this year's Zhuhai Tennis Championship has once again launched the Zhuhai tennis brand, and together with many "city business cards" such as the WTA Super Classic, Hengqin Marathon, Zhuhai International Design Week, Zhuhai Beach Music Festival, etc., it has injected new impetus into the development of Zhuhai, further contributed to the construction of a high-quality living circle in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, continuously enhanced the city's popularity and influence, and contributed to shaping a better life.

As the only Chinese city other than Beijing to have both ATP and WTA tournaments, Zhuhai's status as a "famous tennis city" has become more and more solid, and the city image of an international modern city has become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Based on high-quality events, Zhuhai's high-quality economic development has gained strong impetus by promoting the common prosperity of culture, tourism, catering and other industries and the sports industry.

In February this year, the Regulations on the Promotion of the Development of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin were promulgated to support the development of cultural and tourism industries such as leisure and vacation, conference and exhibition, stage performances, sports events and sightseeing, yacht tourism, etc., and to build Hengqin International Leisure Tourism Island at a high level. The successful holding of the Zhuhai Tennis Championship once again has strongly proved the feasibility and correctness of this policy direction, and has helped the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin become a hot spot for sports tourism and citizen fitness. With the help of the world's top event platform, the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin will continue to give full play to its geographical advantages, provide convenient channels for Macao citizens to learn more about Hengqin and Zhuhai, and will unswervingly promote the continuous deepening of sports cooperation between Guangdong and Macao, and contribute to the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

The 2023 Zhuhai Tennis Championship has come to an end, but the relationship between tennis and Zhuhai continues and has become part of the city's DNA. A month later, the Zhuhai WTA Super Elite will usher in the sixth edition, and the ticket purchase channel has been fully launched, and the world's top tennis women will gather here to meet everyone again at the Hengqin International Tennis Center.