Successful Conclusion to the 2024 WTA Jiangxi Tennis Open

On November 3rd, after 9 days of intense competition, the matches in the Jiangxi Open tennis tournament all came to an ended in Jiujiang. The doubles and singles champions and runners up were named, and this tournament came to a successful conclusion.

Hanyu Guo/Moyuka Uchijima won the doubles championship at the 2024 WTA Jiangxi Open by defeating their opponents Katarzyna Piter and Fanny Stollar with a score of 7:6 and 7:5. Swiss DSLR star Viktorija Golubic defeated the tournament's second seed Rebecca Sramkova with a score of 6:3 and 7:5, breaking her eight year championship drought and winning her second WTA women's singles championship of her career.

The award ceremony for the women's doubles and singles champions and runners up of the Jiangxi Open was held at the Jiujiang International Tennis Center Stadium. At the women's singles award ceremony, Shi Ke, Vice Governor of Jiangxi Provincial People's Government, presented a trophy to the champion. Liu Wenhua, Secretary of the Communist Party of China Jiujiang Municipal Committee, presented the event mascot to the champion, Wang Haitao, Deputy Secretary General of Jiangxi Provincial People's Government, presented the award plate to the runner up. The Vice President of WTA Asia Pacific Event Operations and Jiangxi Tennis Open Event Supervision Statement presented the event mascot to the runner up, and Du Shaohua, Deputy Mayor of Jiujiang Municipal People's Government, presented the additional event mascot to referee Kukeva. At the women's doubles award ceremony, Li Xiaoping, Director of the Jiangxi Provincial Sports Bureau, presented a trophy to the champion, Eva Slaninkova, Director of the Jiangxi Tennis Open, presented the event mascot, Jiang Wending, Mayor of Jiujiang Municipal People's Government, presented the award plate to the runner up, and Shen Hongbin, Chairman of Jiangxi Sports Development Co., Ltd. and Director of the Jiangxi Tennis Open Joint Event, presented the event mascot.

In the first set of the women's singles game, Golubic used versatile cuts and powerful diagonal shots to put immense pressure on Schramkova return and temporarily throwing her into a tailspin, causing problems in her return. Golubic chose a strong flat serve with force. Schlamkova's ball speed and control couldn't keep pace with Golubic's, and she wasn't able to go on the offensive. The score gap gradually widened, and Golubic ultimately won the first set with a score of 6-3.

In the second set, the score between the two sides was very tight, and Sramkova sought to suppress Golubic's backhand, effectively suppressing Golubic's advantage, and the two sides fell into a stalemate. On the hard court, Golubic's "explosive one-handed backhand＂has an extremely low fault rate, however requiring incredible focus and control. Sramkova aware of this, before long fell behind in points. At match point, Sramkova's patience, almost exhausted after multiple 40 love draws, led to frequently mistakes, which brought Golubic closer to the championship. In the end, at match point, Golubic successfully persevered and won the game by a large margin of 2:0. Excitedly, she threw her racket and loudly declared to the entire audience “This is my moment of glory!”

In the first set of the women's doubles match, both sides were in a very close match with high scoring. Uchijima was dealing with lob, allowing Hanyu Guo to confidently "concentrate her firepower" finding gaps. With home court advantage, Hanyu Guo was unshaken before Moyuka's cutting shot, and frequently made beautiful interceptions. At match point, Stollar's return was somewhat weak, and frequent mistakes showed cracks in her focus. Hanyu Guo and Uchijima gradually got into her head and targeted pressure of the return to Piter, who was guarding the end line, effectively leaving "hanging" Stollar, ultimately winning match point.

In the second set of the game, both sides were still very anxious. Hanyu Guo seemed to have noticed that his opponent Stollar's emotions were easily affected by the game situation, so she exerted pressure her at the line. Stollar's became passive, and she was forced to retreat to the end line by Hanyu Guo. There were holes on the court between her and her partner Piter, and Hanyu Guo successfully intercepted on the inside receiving many opportunities. At match point, due to Piter's failure to return to the center line in time while running the ball, Hanyu Guo seized on the opportunity and ended the game with a precise sideline shot. Hanyu Guo and Moyuka Uchijima combined to ultimately win the game with a large score of 2:0.

The Jiangxi Open is a WTA (International Women's Tennis Federation) global tour event, belonging to the 250 level event sequence of the WTA. The total prize money of this year's Jiangxi Open is about $267000 US dollars, and the champion of the event can earn 250 WTA points. It is one of the six major WTA tours held in China (China Open, Wuhan Open, Ningbo Open, Hong Kong Open, Guangzhou Open, Jiangxi Open), and the annual finale of the 2024 WTA China Tour. The event is broadcasted globally through the WTA platform, on television (sports) in over 30 countries including Greece, France, Canada, Czech Republic, Spain, and the United States, with a total live time of over 1100 hours.

While upgrading high-quality software and hardware services to ensure the success of the event, the organizers have arranged a series of peripheral activities such as mini tennis, popular tennis matches, player welcome dinners, player Jiujiang cultural tours, player campus visits, and intangible cultural heritage themed event carnivals. In terms of event settings, they also pay attention to the integration and exchange of diverse cultures, allowing Jiangxi's long history and culture to organically collide with the passion and dynamism of WTA events, showcasing the image of Jiangxi as open, dynamic, and culturally charming to the world.

Champion Jiujiang Image Photo