2023 Beijing

Tea and mooncakes: Behind the scenes at the 2023 China Open

01 /20
Coco Gauff tried her hand at calligraphy, the guzhen (traditional Chinese instrument), and took part in a traditional Chinese tea ceremony.

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02 /20
Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova assisted tournament supervisor Giulia Orlandi at the China Open draw ceremony.

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03 /20
Liudmila Samsonova put on her barista apron to make coffee for fans and sign autographs.

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04 /20
Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina made some young fans very happy during an autograph session.

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05 /20
World No.5 Elena Rybakina and Guangzhou champion Wang Xiyu participated in the Opening Ceremony.

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06 /20
Zhang Shuai was all smiles as she participated with Andy Murray in China Open Charity Day.

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07 /20
An intrepid kid reporter wishes Elena Rybakina a happy Mid-Autumn Festival on Media Day.

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08 /20
Jelena Ostapenko got a thorough lesson in the exacting tradition of brewing tea.
09 /20
Storm Hunter gave the fans an opportunity to hit with a pro at a fan clinic.

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10 /20
Fresh off her silver medal at the Asian Games, Zhu Lin met with fans and signed autographs.

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11 /20
Peyton Stearns dropped in to a volunteer's birthday celebration.

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12 /20
2017 champion Caroline Garcia helped train the ball boys at a youth clinic.

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13 /20
Former doubles No.1 Katerina Siniakova dropped in on a corporate sponsor.

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14 /20
Fresh off her Ningbo title, Ons Jabeur tried her hand at the ring-toss game and was rewarded handsomely.

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15 /20
Maria Sakkari reigned in her ground game to try some mini-table tennis.

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16 /20
A fan gets the better of Jelena Ostapenko in a game of touhu.

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17 /20
French Open doubles champion Wang Xinyu stopped in on a birthday party with the ballkids.

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18 /20
Giuliana Olmos gets an adorable gift from a young fan during an autograph session.

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19 /20
Jessica Pegula was wowed by the art of Chinese papercutting during a sponsor visit.

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20 /20
2017 semifinalist Jelena Ostapenko poses with some of her biggest fans.

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