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2018 - HONG KONG - China October 8, 2018

Pre-Tournament Events: Preparing for Hong Kong, Tianjin and Linz

Garbiñe Muguruza celebrated her birthday, Magda Linette played golf and Kristina Mladenovic took on a lightbulb as the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, the Tianjin Open and the Upper Austria Ladies Linz got under way.

01 /13
Elina Svitolina arrives at the Hong Kong player party (Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open)
02 /13
Zhang Shuai signs the backdrop at the Hong Kong player party (Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open)
03 /13
Garbiñe Muguruza arrives at the Hong Kong player party (Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open)
04 /13
Elina Svitolina and Jelena Ostapenko try their hand at table tennis at the Hong Kong player party (Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open)
05 /13
Garbiñe Muguruza celebrated her 25th birthday with cake (Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open)
06 /13
Magda Linette prepared for the Tianjin Open with a spot of golf (Tianjin Open)
07 /13
Caroline Garcia met the Tianjin media with a smile (Tianjin Open)
08 /13
Duan Yingying and Danielle Collins joined Riverview Place guests for a charity clinic (Tianjin Open)
09 /13
Han Xinyun, Caroline Garcia and Karolina Pliskova helped WTA president Micky Lawler celebrate the tournament's five-year anniversary in the opening ceremony (TIanjin Open)
10 /13
Magdalena Rybarikova, Kristina Mladenovic and Monica Puig met Wättchen, the lightbulb mascot of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz (GEPA)
11 /13
Wättchen took all three players on in a mini-tennis match (GEPA)
12 /13
Kristina Mladenovic concentrates on a backhand against Wättchen (GEPA)
13 /13
Magdalena Rybarikova, Kristina Mladenovic and Monica Puig at the Linz draw ceremony (GEPA)

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