On the afternoon of April 12, Beijing China Open Sports Promotion Co., Ltd. held the first event information conference of the 2024 season at the Beijing National Tennis Center. At the press conference, the organizing committee officially announced that Alcaraz and Medvedev were two top players participating in the competition. At the same time, the global solicitation of slogans and mascots for the event was launched. Bai Xilin, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Tennis Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, Liu Meiying, Deputy Secretary-General of the Beijing Municipal Government, Chen Jie, Deputy Director of the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau, and Yang Beibei, Deputy Mayor of Chaoyang District, attended the event.
Bai Xilinji, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Tennis Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of China, mentioned in his speech, "We expect that China Tennis will continue to play a unique and exemplary role, bringing wonderful tennis matches, first-class viewing experience, and high-standard event services to tennis fans and players all over the world, and dedicating classic and unforgettable 'vitality' moments to the Chinese season." We also expect that the new generation of Chinese tennis players who have grown up in the past few years will perform well in this year's China Open and China season, and turn the strong momentum brought by China's home stadium into passionate winning moments. ”
Mr. Lars Graff, co-tournament director of the China Open, announced that the 2024 China Open will start on September 23 and close on October 6, celebrating the Golden Week across the country, with this year's WTA women's event expanded to a 96-signing Super 1000 event. The tournament is still the main double final day, and the two championship matchups are on the National Day holiday, which is bound to bring a tennis feast to all fans. Swiatek, Gauff, Zheng Qinwen and other players congratulated the China Open through video and looked forward to returning to the China Open during this year's National Day holiday.
Chen Jie, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau, shared the comprehensive improvement plan for the 2024 China Open. After the expansion of WTA events, higher requirements have been put forward for park facilities and event services. The National Tennis Center will renovate the venue and re-plan and upgrade the player area to meet the needs of players for competition and training, and will also provide a better vacation experience for all fans, sponsors and partners attending the venue, from ticket purchase, inspection, on-court event information release, parking and shuttle service, catering service, souvenir service, on-court activities, Establish a standardized operation mechanism to ensure the stability and efficiency of services in 8 aspects of public security services, and will continue to introduce a variety of trendy food experiences to enhance the holiday atmosphere of China Network.
Chen Jie also officially announced that 2024 Australian Open runner-up Medvedev and 2024 Indian Wells champion Alcaraz will return to the National Tennis Center to participate in the 2024 China Open during this year's National Day Golden Week.
At the end of the press conference, the leaders and guests took the stage to officially announce the opening of the theme slogan and mascot collection of the China Tennis Open. In the coming month, the Organizing Committee of the China Open Competition will take "Dynamic China Open" as the main keynote, and solicit the theme slogan and mascot design of the event from the society.
Text/Beiqing Sports Zhou Xueshuai