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The ATP World Tour and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour heads to Beijing, China for a shared tournament that happens October 4^th through the 10^th. The singles draw for the men is 32 and for the women, 60. 16 doubles will be drawn for the men and 28 for the ladies. This is an ATP 500 level tournament and a Premier level for the WTA. The prize purse is $2.1 million for the men of the ATP and the ladies have a chance at $4,500,000. Get your membership now at the links on this page for access to high quality video from your computer. You'll get instant access at the banners on this page.

 

 

Caroline Wozniakci is the top seed for this tournament, getting a bye on the first round, and the second seed is Vera Zonareva from Russia. Jelena Jankovic is the third seed for this tournament, playing Klara Zakapalova in the first round. The fourth seed for the ladies portion of this tournament is Samantha Stosur. Fifth is Italian player Francesca Shiavone with Agnieszka Radwanska as the sixth seed for this tournament. Seventh seed is Elena Dementieva from Russia, who also get a bye for the first round, and the eighth seed for the ladies is Victoria Azarenka.

 

 

The top seed on the men's side is Novak Djokovic, who is number two in the world right now and is attempting to defend his 2009 title at this tournament. Andy Murray is the second seed and Robin Soderling is the third. Nikolay Davydenko is the fourth seed for this tournament, fifth and sixth are Tomas Berdych and Fernando Verdasco, with David Ferrer and Marin Cilic as seventh and eighth. Get your membership now to watch tennis streams live from your computer. Click on the links on this page to get started.

 

Posted: 6th October 2009

 

Both the women of the WTA and the men of the ATP will be traveling to Beijing this week for the ATP 500/WTA China Open which begins on Monday, October 5^th and run throughout the entire week with the final on Sunday, October 11^th. For the women, this is a 4.5 million dollar tournament on outdoor hardcourts, and for the men of the ATP, they will be playing for $3,337,000 dollars. If you want to watch this tournament live simply click on the banners on this page to get your membership started.

 

 

For the men: Rafael Nadal is the top seed, hoping to keep his record going which at the moment is 11-0. He won the China Open in 2005, and also won the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal at this same venue. We also have Novak Djokovic, who will be playing in the China Open for the first time, as well as Andy Roddick, Nikolay Davydenko and Fernando Verdasco. Also Fernando Gonzales will be making a repeat appearance after winning the China Open in 2007, with his debut performance at the Bejing arena. Other names that you'll want to be aware of include Tommy Robredo and Robin Soderling.

 

 

For the women, Serena Williams will be hoping to take back the top spot, which is currently occupied by Dinara Safina, another player in this tournament. The other top ten seeds include Venus Williams, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vera Zvonareva, Jelena Jankovic, Victoria Zaarenka and Flavia pennetta. Maria Sharapova will also be playing, having been a semifinalist at both of her two previous appearances at Bejing. Don't miss the China Open in Beijing with both the ATP and WTA competing for prize money and ranking points as the 2009 season of professional tennis reaches its final stage. Get your membership at the banners on this page and watch live streaming video in high quality live from the court.

 

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