久久亚洲国产成人影院-久久亚洲国产的中文-久久亚洲国产高清-久久亚洲国产精品-亚洲图片偷拍自拍-亚洲图色视频

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Sports
Home / Sports / Tennis

Steffi's star still shines

China Daily | Updated: 2017-11-07 07:45
Share
Share - WeChat

WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai global ambassador Steffi Graf marvels at the game's growth in China.

With two children to take care of and a charitable foundation to run, life after retirement for the 22-time Grand Slam champion and beloved Hall of Famer remains as busy ever, but the German great wasted no time accepting an invitation from China last year.

Graf returned to Zhuhai last week to continue promoting the tournament for a second year, gracing a series of activities with her elegant presence and ardent interest in the sport's rise in China.

"During my playing career I never had a chance to come to China, though I'd always wanted to. So when they asked me last year I happily accepted," Graf told China Daily before Sunday's singles final that saw compatriot Julia Goerges beat American CoCo Vandeweghe in straight sets to win her fourth WTA title.

Graf, regarded as one of the greatest female players of all time, said she's been observing the tennis boom in China - particularly the increase in the number of tournaments here.

"I try to follow as much as possible to see those tournaments come up now in this area, with more and more to come. I think it's essential for the popularity of the sport in China to keep that trend growing," said Graf, who retired in 1999 after winning 107 WTA singles titles.

She also owned the world No 1 ranking for a record 377 weeks - the longest in both men's and women's tour history - and in 1988 became the only player to achieve the golden slam by capturing all four majors and Olympic gold (Seoul) in the same year.

Graf's dominating career prime, which overlapped with the sport's early inroads in China in the 1990s, still strikes a chord with fans almost two decades after her retirement.

Fans flocked to a junior clinic Graf hosted in Zhuhai, brandishing posters and chanting her name. She also played a Saturday exhibition match on the roof of Zhuhai Tower, the southern coastal city's 330-meter landmark.

"Talking to the organizers and hearing how this tournament is perceived and how it creates the chance for local talent to see some of the top players live is really important to me," said the 48-year-old, who now resides in Las Vegas with her husband and former world No 1 Andre Agassi.

"It's really crucial for young players here to get inspired to follow their footsteps."

 

(China Daily 11/07/2017 page24)

Most Popular

Highlights

What's Hot
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 亚洲国产精久久久久久久春色 | 一级毛片在线免费看 | 最新国产精品好看的国产精品 | 手机看片高清国产日韩片 | 韩日一级片 | 欧美一级爱操视频 | 在线视频 中文字幕 | 日本久久久久 | 美国三级在线 | 中国美女一级片 | 午夜宅男在线永久免费观看网 | 欧美精品一区二区在线观看播放 | 蝴蝶成人世界第八影院 | 成网站在线观看人免费 | 一区国严二区亚洲三区 | 国产a级特黄的片子视频 | 国产制服 国产制服一区二区 | 日韩欧美国产一区二区三区 | 日本久久精品视频 | 欧美大片a一级毛片视频 | 日韩一级片播放 | 成人国产精品视频 | 日韩一级特黄 | 在线免费亚洲 | 91久久国产口精品久久久久 | 91精品国产一区二区三区左线 | 另类专区另类专区亚洲 | 久久久久久国产精品免费 | 欧美18毛片免费看 | 国产观看在线 | 欧美日韩一区二区三区视频在线观看 | 久久国内精品自在自线软件 | 怡红院在线视频观看 | 一区二区三区 日韩 | 亚洲视频精品 | 国产欧美一区视频在线观看 | 国产一级黄毛片 | 久久精品国产精品亚洲人人 | 最刺激黄a大片免费观看下截 | 一级毛片私人影院老司机 | 成人看片黄a在线看 |