Tea and mooncakes: Behind the scenes at the 2023 China Open
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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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Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova assisted tournament supervisor Giulia Orlandi at the China Open draw ceremony.
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Liudmila Samsonova put on her barista apron to make coffee for fans and sign autographs.
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Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina made some young fans very happy during an autograph session.
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World No.5 Elena Rybakina and Guangzhou champion Wang Xiyu participated in the Opening Ceremony.
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Zhang Shuai was all smiles as she participated with Andy Murray in China Open Charity Day.
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An intrepid kid reporter wishes Elena Rybakina a happy Mid-Autumn Festival on Media Day.
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Jelena Ostapenko got a thorough lesson in the exacting tradition of brewing tea.
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Storm Hunter gave the fans an opportunity to hit with a pro at a fan clinic.
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Fresh off her silver medal at the Asian Games, Zhu Lin met with fans and signed autographs.
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Peyton Stearns dropped in to a volunteer's birthday celebration.
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2017 champion Caroline Garcia helped train the ball boys at a youth clinic.
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Former doubles No.1 Katerina Siniakova dropped in on a corporate sponsor.
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Fresh off her Ningbo title, Ons Jabeur tried her hand at the ring-toss game and was rewarded handsomely.
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Maria Sakkari reigned in her ground game to try some mini-table tennis.
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A fan gets the better of Jelena Ostapenko in a game of touhu.
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French Open doubles champion Wang Xinyu stopped in on a birthday party with the ballkids.
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Giuliana Olmos gets an adorable gift from a young fan during an autograph session.
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Jessica Pegula was wowed by the art of Chinese papercutting during a sponsor visit.
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2017 semifinalist Jelena Ostapenko poses with some of her biggest fans.
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