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7/31/10 8:26 PM | Johan Lindahl
Eight years after his ATP retirment Pete Sampras will finally get onto a tennis court in China as the former great headlines an eight-man special event in Chengdu Open set for late October.
The exho in the major city in southwest Sichuan province will be former contemporaries Pat Rafter, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Michael Stich at the ATP Champions Tour event.
The metropolis enjoys world fame as home of the country's giant pandas. The October 21-24 event is a repeat of a similar exercise staged a year ago as the senior tour expands its marketplace to the East as the ATP did more than a decade ago.
One-time Asian ace Paradorn Srichaphan, about to hang up his racket three years after his ATP match, is also in the field, drawn into the Sampras field along with 1987 Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash ands French Davis Cup captain Guy Forget.
Included in Rafter's rival group are Chengdu champion Thomas Enqvist, 1991 Wimbledon winner Michael Stich and Russian Kafelnikov, a former No. 1. Between them, the eight-man field hold 150 ATP World Tour singles titles and 62 in doubles.
“I had a fantastic time there last year and I’m looking forward to playing Pete again," said Enqvist, adding that he will be sure to take a look at the pandas on his second visit to the city.
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