Shenzhen Champion

Wednesday I played my final round robin match against the other woman in the group who had won her previous three matches and won, so I won the tournament. We […]

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Shenzhen Tuesday: Into the Final Round

I played a Canadian in Shenzhen today, Agatha, who lives in Malaysia with her American husband Ralph. So communication was easy, since Agatha also speaks Chinese and Malay. I won […]

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Successful Tournament Start on a Steamy Monday in Shenzhen

I finally played my first match today in Shenzhen. The order of play never appeared on the ITF site (at least not before 8am when we had to take the […]

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Hong Kong!

I heard about this tournament in Shenzhen, China a few months ago…and now I am in Hong Kong. Tennis not only is the sport of a lifetime but can lead […]

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Hong Kong: The Typhoon Haima Hits

The plan was to go to Shenzhen today. But then Mother Nature intervened and the trip is delayed till tomorrow and the tournament won’t start till Sunday now. This was […]

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