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Retired Chinese tennis star Li Na arrives for the opening ceremony of the 2015 WTA Tennis Damen Wuhan Open tennis tournament and the 15,000-seat stadium at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan city, central China s Hubei province, 27 September 2015. China s two-time Grand Slam winner Li Na opened a new 15,000-seat stadium at the Wuhan Open in central China Sunday (27 September 2015) to huge cheers from her hometown fans. The new stadium has been built on the back of Li s career success, she was the first Asian to win a Grand Slam singles, that saw the popularity of tennis surge in China. Huge applause echoed through the stadium as Li, now retired, stepped onto the court wearing a red dress and was joined by the tournament s defending champion Petra Kvitova to open the new stadium officially. Similar in capacity to Wimbledon s centre court, the new stadium is dwarfed only by the US Open s Arthur Ashe stadium which has a capacity of 23,000. It has a retractable roof and a metal and glass structure reminiscent of the iconic bird s nest stadium in Beijing, the centrepiece of the 2008 Olympics. Li Na thrills fans at Wuhan stadium opening 20150927_12925

Retired Chinese tennis star Li Na, left, and Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova pose at the opening ceremony of the 2015 WTA Tennis Damen Wuhan Open tennis tournament and the 15,000-seat stadium at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan city, central China s Hubei province, 27 September 2015. China s two-time Grand Slam winner Li Na opened a new 15,000-seat stadium at the Wuhan Open in central China Sunday (27 September 2015) to huge cheers from her hometown fans. The new stadium has been built on the back of Li s career success, she was the first Asian to win a Grand Slam singles, that saw the popularity of tennis surge in China. Huge applause echoed through the stadium as Li, now retired, stepped onto the court wearing a red dress and was joined by the tournament s defending champion Petra Kvitova to open the new stadium officially. Similar in capacity to Wimbledon s centre court, the new stadium is dwarfed only by the US Open s Arthur Ashe stadium which has a capacity of 23,000. It has a retractable roof and a metal and glass structure reminiscent of the iconic bird s nest stadium in Beijing, the centrepiece of the 2008 Olympics. Li Na thrills fans at Wuhan stadium opening 20150927_66314

Entertainers perform at the opening ceremony of the 2015 WTA Tennis Damen Wuhan Open tennis tournament and the 15,000-seat stadium at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan city, central China s Hubei province, 27 September 2015. China s two-time Grand Slam winner Li Na opened a new 15,000-seat stadium at the Wuhan Open in central China Sunday (27 September 2015) to huge cheers from her hometown fans. The new stadium has been built on the back of Li s career success, she was the first Asian to win a Grand Slam singles, that saw the popularity of tennis surge in China. Huge applause echoed through the stadium as Li, now retired, stepped onto the court wearing a red dress and was joined by the tournament s defending champion Petra Kvitova to open the new stadium officially. Similar in capacity to Wimbledon s centre court, the new stadium is dwarfed only by the US Open s Arthur Ashe stadium which has a capacity of 23,000. It has a retractable roof and a metal and glass structure reminiscent of the iconic bird s nest stadium in Beijing, the centrepiece of the 2008 Olympics. Li Na thrills fans at Wuhan stadium opening 20150927_66315

Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova is interviewed at the opening ceremony of the 2015 WTA Tennis Damen Wuhan Open tennis tournament and the 15,000-seat stadium at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan city, central China s Hubei province, 27 September 2015. China s two-time Grand Slam winner Li Na opened a new 15,000-seat stadium at the Wuhan Open in central China Sunday (27 September 2015) to huge cheers from her hometown fans. The new stadium has been built on the back of Li s career success, she was the first Asian to win a Grand Slam singles, that saw the popularity of tennis surge in China. Huge applause echoed through the stadium as Li, now retired, stepped onto the court wearing a red dress and was joined by the tournament s defending champion Petra Kvitova to open the new stadium officially. Similar in capacity to Wimbledon s centre court, the new stadium is dwarfed only by the US Open s Arthur Ashe stadium which has a capacity of 23,000. It has a retractable roof and a metal and glass structure reminiscent of the iconic bird s nest stadium in Beijing, the centrepiece of the 2008 Olympics. Li Na thrills fans at Wuhan stadium opening 20150927_66317