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Tennis events of the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympics Games opened on November 28 at the International Tennis Centre of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin and will run until December 5.
A total of 55 athletes from eight delegations, including Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Sichuan, Hebei, and Hong Kong, are competing in wheelchair tennis and tennis for athletes with hearing impairments. Both categories feature men’s and women’s team events, singles and doubles, as well as mixed doubles, with 14 gold medals on offer.
Team events began on November 30, with all four team titles awarded on December 1. Individual matches run from December 1 to 4.
This year’s field includes some of China’s strongest para-tennis players, including Wang Ziying, Li Xiaohui, Zhu Zhenzhen, and Guo Luoyao. Paralympians Ji Zhenxu, Dong Shunjiang, and Ding Jinhui, all of whom reached the second round in Paris, headline the men’s draw.
Reporter: Zeng Xiangxing
Editor: Hu Nan, James Campion, Shen He
