Zhuhai tourney right on the ball in growing game

Southern city ready to welcome best of WTA

Zhuhai, which has earned a spot on the map of international tennis events after hosting a high-level WTA tournament last year for the first time, is on the fast track to putting the sport in the forefront of mass participation in China.

The WTA Elite Trophy tournament held in the southern coastal city is acknowledged as the highest-level tennis event in South China and is among the top four nationwide, joining the China Open in Beijing, the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 and the Wuhan Open.