Doubles lineup announced! Masters from all over the world joined strongly, and King Sun Fajing was proudly among them

From May 4th to 11th, the Xindu Real Estate Wuxi Tennis Open will be held at the Wuxi International Tennis Center. This is the second consecutive year that the event has been held in Wuxi, and this year's new and upgraded tin net will move towards a higher peak.

As the pace of the tournament is getting closer and closer, the doubles list of the much-watched tournaments is hotly released. The transnational strong file and the strait gold combination will take turns to appear, and the tacit cooperation and tactical game will ignite the audience!

Player introduction

The top doubles seeds at the Xindu Real Estate Wuxi Open are Ho Cheng Ei and Matthew Christopher Romios, a left-handed doubles player from Chinese Taipei, and Romeo Matthew Christopher Romios, a doubles player born in Melbourne, where the Australian Open is held. Ho holds seven Challenger doubles titles, four of which came this season, winning back-to-back titles at two Thailand CH75 Challengers in January, before winning his career's highest doubles title at the CH125 Challenger in Bangalore at the end of February.

In the past two weeks, the combination of Ho Seung-eon and Romeo Matthew Christopher has reached back-to-back finals at the Korea Challenge in Busan and Gwangju, where they have won the title. The duo hit a new record high in the doubles world rankings in April this year, and they will come to Wuxi in hot form.

It is worth mentioning that in the 2024 Wuxi Open Tennis Championships, He Chengrong partnered Ramkumar Ramanathan (Ramkumar Ramanathan) to reach the quarterfinals, when he lost to his current partner Romeo Matthew Christopher.

Vasil Kirkov of the United States and Bart Stevens of the Netherlands will be seeded as No. 2 in Men's Doubles. Vasil Kirkov won three consecutive Challenger doubles titles in March and has been in great form of late. Bart Stevens, who has reached No.69 in the highest doubles rankings, finished runner-up and semi-finals at this year's ATP 250 Montpellier and ATP 250 Marrakech with compatriot Gricosp, making them one of the favourites.

Wang Aoran and Sun Fajing are directly qualified by virtue of their rankings, and they are also the two Chinese mainland men's tennis players currently ranked second only to Zhang Zhizhen in the doubles world rankings.

China's Sun Fajing

Chinese player Wang Aoran

Wang is currently ranked No. 188 in the world in doubles, and he is recognized as the "fastest serve" in the current Chinese mainland men's tennis team, a powerful weapon that can help him quickly establish an advantage on the court. The Dalian-born star has always been able to perform at his best on home soil, and both of his Challenger doubles titles have come from Shenzhen. Last year, he partnered with compatriot Zhou Yi to appear at the 2024 Wuxi Open Tennis Championships with a wild card, but unfortunately stopped in the first round.

Partners Zhou Yi (left) and Wang Aoran (right)

This year, Wang Aoran's partner is Chinese Taipei's Hsu Yu-hsiu, and the "Strait Pair" formed by the two will make a great impact in this tournament.

China's Sun Fajing, who is ranked No.214 in the world in doubles, will compete in the tournament with India's Ramkumar Ramanathan. Sun Fajing has three Challenger Men's Doubles titles, all from China. With this rematch in Wuxi, we expect the Sino-Indian pair to spark at that time.

Looking at the doubles list, the number of Asian players exceeds "half of the country", and it is worth paying attention to the two "East Asian pairs" of Nanhime Song/Yuzuki Takeshi and Uesugi Kaito/Watanabe Seita. The 31-year-old South Korean player Nam Hee Song is a well-known "old face" for Chinese fans, and he has many years of experience competing in China and is an experienced player with a well-balanced singles and doubles player, who has partnered Japan's Takeshi Yuzuki several times this year, and the two have established a strong chemistry.

Uesugi Kaito and Seita Watanabe are both doubles players from Japan, and they each hold two Challenger doubles titles.

Introduction to the rules of doubles

The doubles event of the Xindu Real Estate Wuxi Tennis Open set up 16 signings, 10 pairs of combinations were directly shortlisted by virtue of their rankings, 2 pairs of pairs have yet to be revealed, and the remaining 4 pairs of combinations will be generated through on-site sign-in, which means that the singles players who come to participate in the competition can temporarily partner on the spot if they are willing, and there will often be unexpected strong combinations.

Admission guide

Admission Tips:

This event implements an electronic ticket, one ticket per person, and is valid only on the same day. When purchasing tickets, the ticket purchaser can purchase the ticket with his or her real name, valid personal ID and mobile phone number. On the same day, you can get the entrance bracelet with the QR code of ticket purchase, and you can freely enter and exit the venue with the bracelet to watch all the games of the day.

At the time of admission, the staff will verify the QR code of the electronic ticket of the ticket purchase applet on the spot.

The day before the start of the game, the specific match schedule and start time will be announced, please pay attention to the "Wuxi Huafa Sports" official account for details.

Access to the designated course is only available 1 hour before the start of the match. The start of this race may be delayed due to weather conditions, so please be patient. If you can't start the game on the same day, you can watch any single-day game on the same day with the ticket stub on the same day, please pay attention to the official account of "Wuxi Huafa Sports" for details.

Children under the age of 3 will not be allowed to enter the venue, and the rest of the children must be accompanied by a parent. If you are bringing children into the game, please take care of your children and do not make loud noises or move around during the game.

The seats for this game are the grandstand on the second and third floors of the Huafa Center Stadium or the outdoor No. 1/4 courts, and the ticketed spectators are free to choose in the designated seating area of the central stadium and the outdoor stadium, and the outdoor and indoor viewing sessions are on a first-come, first-served basis. Follow the instructions of the staff to enter the designated area of the stadium to watch the game.

There is only one channel open to enter the audience entrance of Xindu Real Estate Wuxi Tennis Open, don't go wrong~

Etiquette

In tennis, players switch sides and take a short break at the end of odd games such as 3, 5, 7 and 9, while players only switch sides and do not sit down at the end of the first game. Spectators can only enter the venue during the interval between changing sides and resting, otherwise, please wait patiently at the entrance.

Please take your seat as soon as possible during the break, and if you have not yet reached your seat at the start of the game, please sit down nearby, and do not stay in the aisle or railing to watch the game;

Please be quiet during the race, please turn your phone to silent, and do not make loud noises or move around.

Do not use flash when taking photos;

The use of professional equipment for filming or live streaming is prohibited in this competition;

Please also note that you can only start cheering after the referee has given a penalty, please try to avoid making noise during the game, and do not deliberately disturb the players;

Every player who participates in the tournament is worthy of respect, and while celebrating the winner after the game, please don't forget to pay tribute and applaud the losing player.