Hong Kong Tennis Classic 2010

 

At the recent Hong Kong Tennis Classic, held from January 6 to 9 at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, former world number ones Maria Sharapova and Yevgeny Kafelnikov clinched the Gold Group Trophy for their team.

The exhibition event drew in notable names to the court such as Chinese superstar Zheng Jie, captain for team Asia-Pacific, Venus Williams, captain for team Americas, Caroline Wozniacki, the world number four as captain for team Europe, and Sharapova for team Russia.

Among the men were Michael Chang, Swedish tennis star Stefan Edberg and Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan.

We caught up with Sharapova and Zheng Jie on day one of the match, before and after they first squared off at the semifinals. Zheng tells us about her hopes for the year and life as a tennis star, while Sharapova, who is now ranked number 14 in the world after a shoulder injury put her out of top ranking last year, tells us how she's working on getting her game back. Plus: highlights from the exciting final match.

For more coverage, visit the website of the Hong Kong Tennis Classic.