Success of tennis tournament shows how ace this district is
October 30, 2010, Saturday
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THE 2010 ATP1000 Shanghai Rolex Masters took place from October 9 to 17 in Shanghai Qizhong Tennis Center. Some of the world's top players including Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic participated in the tournament. In the final on October 17, the young British player Andy Murray beat Federer and won his first championship in Shanghai.
The Shanghai Rolex Masters is part of the prestigious ATP World Tour. Such high-end tournaments only take place in nine cities all over the world annually, and Shanghai is the only Asian city. The first game took place in 2009, when Nikolay Davydenko won the first championship. And in that year, the Shanghai Masters tournament was selected by all the ATP players as "the best ATP1000 Master Game of the Year" with excellent organization and promotion.
Now, Shanghai has the permanent hosting rights of this ATP1000 Master Game, thanks to its previous success. In the past few years, Shanghai has held three Tennis Master Cups and seven Heineken Opens, which gave the city great experience and an international reputation as a host. In addition, the host of the Shanghai Rolex Masters has already made the ATP Tournament in September and October part of the Asian Series, which improves the position of Asia in world tennis circles. In the series, the tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Beijing and Tokyo can be considered as warm-ups for the Shanghai Rolex Masters, and the tournament also plays a very important role in deciding who can get the ticket to the annual final in November.
The success of Shanghai in holding ATP games is also related closely to the efforts of Minhang District. As the location of the ATP Master Cup and Tournament, Minhang is now able to guarantee the successful operation of every tournament with its rich experience and hard efforts. During this Shanghai Rolex Masters, Minhang established a special group who organized a briefing meeting with involved departments of local administration every day. They reported and discussed the situation in different sections, from traffic to security, food to medical services, weather forecasts to environment. As a result, whenever there were problems, Minhang could react as fast as possible to provide a solution. With such great support, the Shanghai Rolex Masters is not only the brand of Shanghai city, but also a symbol of the developing Minhang District.
The Shanghai Rolex Masters is part of the prestigious ATP World Tour. Such high-end tournaments only take place in nine cities all over the world annually, and Shanghai is the only Asian city. The first game took place in 2009, when Nikolay Davydenko won the first championship. And in that year, the Shanghai Masters tournament was selected by all the ATP players as "the best ATP1000 Master Game of the Year" with excellent organization and promotion.
Now, Shanghai has the permanent hosting rights of this ATP1000 Master Game, thanks to its previous success. In the past few years, Shanghai has held three Tennis Master Cups and seven Heineken Opens, which gave the city great experience and an international reputation as a host. In addition, the host of the Shanghai Rolex Masters has already made the ATP Tournament in September and October part of the Asian Series, which improves the position of Asia in world tennis circles. In the series, the tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Beijing and Tokyo can be considered as warm-ups for the Shanghai Rolex Masters, and the tournament also plays a very important role in deciding who can get the ticket to the annual final in November.
The success of Shanghai in holding ATP games is also related closely to the efforts of Minhang District. As the location of the ATP Master Cup and Tournament, Minhang is now able to guarantee the successful operation of every tournament with its rich experience and hard efforts. During this Shanghai Rolex Masters, Minhang established a special group who organized a briefing meeting with involved departments of local administration every day. They reported and discussed the situation in different sections, from traffic to security, food to medical services, weather forecasts to environment. As a result, whenever there were problems, Minhang could react as fast as possible to provide a solution. With such great support, the Shanghai Rolex Masters is not only the brand of Shanghai city, but also a symbol of the developing Minhang District.
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