With these concrete, sustained projects we want to contribute to the reconstruction process. As well as providing humanitarian aid, we wish to express our closeness with these countries in which we have been active for many years,

If anyone wants to outbid us, they will have to explain why to their shareholders and that won't be easy ... A higher offer can't be excluded but we are very confident,

We're looking forward to what should be a fantastic spectacle.

While last year's tournament was an outstanding success, we are confident this year's event will be even bigger and better. We have a stronger field, CCTV5 is continuing its coverage and there is greater awareness of the China Open among mainland tennis fans. We are serving up world-class tennis at a world-class venue and we expect there will be heavy demand for tickets.

This year's China Open will be a great leap forward from last year as more world-class players have confirmed their participation.

The players want to take the game to a new audience and Chinese fans want to see world-class stars in action, so it's a perfect match.