Original title: 2024 Oaks Ningbo Tennis Open opens magnificently
Workers’ Daily-China Workers’ Daily reporter Dou Feitao
On the evening of October 14th, the enthusiasm was high in the central court of Yinzhou Tennis Center in Ningbo, Zhejiang. The 2024 Oaks Ningbo Tennis Open finally opened smoothly amidst the long-anticipated opening.
The opening ceremony started with a bright and gorgeous light show, and the championship trophy of the 2024 Oaks Ningbo Tennis Open was slowly presented under the lights. Bai Xilin, Director of the Tennis Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, Shen Min, Member of the Standing Committee of the Ningbo Municipal Committee and Secretary of the Yinzhou District Committee, Zhu Qinan, Deputy Director of the Zhejiang Provincial Sports Bureau, Zheng Jie, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Tennis Association, Zhang Ni, Director of the Ningbo Sports Bureau, Deputy Secretary of the Yinzhou District Committee , district mayor Chen Xingli, as well as APG chief operating officer and tournament director Laura Ceccarelli, player representatives Yuan Yue and Anna Kalinskaya attended the opening ceremony to witness this extraordinary moment.
Bai Xilin said in his speech that in recent years, Chinese tennis has made comprehensive progress in terms of competitive performance, youth talent training, public fitness, tennis culture and tennis industry. Especially at the recent Paris Olympics tennis competition, the Chinese tennis team ranked first among all participating teams with 1 gold and 1 silver record, achieving a historic breakthrough for Chinese and Asian tennis to compete in the Olympics. In a series of international high-level tennis events held in China, tennis athletes from various countries performed well, and local Chinese players also performed well, achieving new historical breakthroughs for individuals and the country. The 2024 Oaks Ningbo Tennis Open is a two-way appointment between tennis and Ningbo. It opens a new chapter in Ningbo’s 11-year WTA500 event cooperation and allows the world to see the potential of Ningbo sports.
At the opening ceremony, Shen Min, Zhu Qinan, and Zheng Jie presented flags to the line judges, caddy representatives, and volunteer representatives of this competition respectively. Then all leaders and guests lit up the buttons amidst the countdown to start the 2024 Oaks Ningbo Tennis Open.
The WTA Tour is one of the top professional tennis tours in the world. Since the 2024 Oaks Ningbo Tennis Open was confirmed to be upgraded to a WTA500 event, it has attracted widespread attention from tennis fans around the world. In the next six days, players from more than 20 countries and regions around the world will jointly present exciting games to fans, adding infinite brilliance to Ningbo’s golden business card as the “City of Events”.
One event, one city. The significance of the 2024 Oaks Ningbo Tennis Open goes far beyond the event itself. It is not only a feast of sports competition, but also a bridge for cultural exchanges, allowing open and inclusive Ningbo to express its gratitude to the people through the event window. The world shows her broad and profound connotation, civilized and courteous attitude, and vitality as vigorous as tennis.
