Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China ATP 250

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DATE: 26.10.2016 - 02.10.2016
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $641,305
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Tomas Berdych

Seeds:

1 T. Berdych
2 D. Goffin
3 R. Gasquet
4 B. Tomic
5 A. Zverev
6 B. Paire
7 F. Fognini
8 J. Vesely


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The Tournament:

The inaugural Shenzhen Open was played from 22-28 September 2014 at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center, a state-of-the-art facility with more than 20 outdoor match courts. The transfer meant that, for the first time, China played host to an ATP World Tour 250, 500 and Masters 1000 event across three successive weeks during the Asia swing from 2014. Andy Murray won the 2014 trophy.

About City

Shenzhen is a major city in Guangdong Province, China. Shenzhen is located immediately north of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It holds sub-provincial administrative status, with powers slightly less than a province.

Shenzhen was a market town of 30,000 people on the route of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. That changed in 1979 when Shenzhen was promoted to city-status and in 1980 designated China’s first Special Economic Zone (SEZ). According to the Government report for 2015, Shenzhen had transformed to a city with population of 10,778,900 and a metropolitan area population of over 18 million. Shenzhen was one of the fastest-growing cities in the world during the 1990s and the 2000s. Shenzhen's population boom slowed down to less than one percent per year by 2013 as the manufacturing boom ebbed in favor of other industries.

Shenzhen is a major financial center in southern China. The city is home to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous high-tech companies. Shenzhen ranks 19th in the 2016 edition of the Global Financial Centres Index published by the Z/Yen Group and Qatar Financial Centre Authority. It also has one of the busiest container ports in the world.

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Thanks Billie... There was no info on this on the ATP site a couple of days ago and Kuala Lumpar was listed as cancelled ?
 

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Results from the Shenzhen Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday

Mikhail Kukushkin (Kazakhstan) beat Lukas Rosol (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(4)
Inigo Cervantes (Spain) beat Akira Santillan (Japan) 6-2 7-6(5)
Ryan Harrison (U.S.) beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 7-5 6-4
Malek Jaziri (Tunisia) beat Stephane Robert (France) 6-3 7-6(5)
8-Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) beat Pablo Andujar (Spain) 6-2 7-6(8)
 

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Results from the Shenzhen Open Men's Singles matches on Wednesday

Round 2
3-Richard Gasquet (France) beat Andrew Whittington (Australia) 6-1 6-0
Malek Jaziri (Tunisia) beat 2-David Goffin (Belgium) 7-6(2) 3-6 6-2
Mischa Zverev (Germany) beat 7-Fabio Fognini (Italy) 7-6(3) 6-4

Round 1
5-Thomas Fabbiano (Italy) beat Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) 3-6 6-3 6-4
 

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Good win for Mischa Zverev over Fabio. I guess younger brother's recent success is rubbing off.
 

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Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) beat Thomas Fabbiano (Italy) 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
Fabbiano was the replacement for Sasha Zverev who was scheduled to play but pulled out.
 

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Fabbiano was the replacement for Sasha Zverev who was scheduled to play but pul

I was curious about it last night and now it makes sense. Perhaps he celebrated his first ATP title too much:-)2
 

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Gasquet, Tipsy, Bellucci all won
 

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Birdy plays Bellucci, Gasquet v. Tipsy. Should be a Berdych v. Gasquet final, IMO. I'm picking Gasquet to take it all.
 

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Even though I think Richie will win, go Janko. It's his first tournament semi final since the lengthy injury break.
 
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Tipsy retired, Gasquet is in final
 

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Gasquet v. Berdych it will be in the final. I think Richie will take it.
 

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This must have just finished as just results are available. Berdych claims the title with 7:6 6:7 6:3 victory over Gasquet.

Congratulations to Tomas!:cheerleader:
 
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