<p>Former world number one Daniil Medvedev will headline the return of elite men's tennis to China after a Covid-enforced break of four years, organisers said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The Russian, winner of the US Open in 2021 and a two-time Australian Open runner-up, will play at the ATP Tour's Zhuhai Championships on September 20-26.</p>.<p>Zhuhai Championships officials have also been in "fruitful" talks with other grand-slam champions and top-ranked players, the ATP said. More star names will be announced "imminently".</p>.<p>Another ATP event will take place in Chengdu, in the southwest of China, at the same time as the Zhuhai tournament.</p>.<p>Those are followed by the China Open in Beijing starting in late September, before the prestigious Shanghai Masters in October.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/ons-jabeur-out-of-clay-court-madrid-open-with-injured-calf-1212713.html" target="_blank">Ons Jabeur out of clay-court Madrid Open with injured calf</a></strong></p>.<p>"I'm really looking forward to coming back to China and playing at the Hengqin International Tennis Center," the 27-year-old Medvedev, now third in the world, said of his Zhuhai debut.</p>.<p>"I can't wait to see the city and the stadium, both of which I have heard a lot of good things about."</p>.<p>Australia's Alex de Minaur won the first edition of the competition in Zhuhai, near Hong Kong, in 2019.</p>.<p>The women's WTA Tour said earlier this month that it too will return to China this year.</p>.<p>International sport is making a return to the country after authorities dropped strict travel restrictions imposed because of the pandemic.</p>
<p>Former world number one Daniil Medvedev will headline the return of elite men's tennis to China after a Covid-enforced break of four years, organisers said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The Russian, winner of the US Open in 2021 and a two-time Australian Open runner-up, will play at the ATP Tour's Zhuhai Championships on September 20-26.</p>.<p>Zhuhai Championships officials have also been in "fruitful" talks with other grand-slam champions and top-ranked players, the ATP said. More star names will be announced "imminently".</p>.<p>Another ATP event will take place in Chengdu, in the southwest of China, at the same time as the Zhuhai tournament.</p>.<p>Those are followed by the China Open in Beijing starting in late September, before the prestigious Shanghai Masters in October.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/ons-jabeur-out-of-clay-court-madrid-open-with-injured-calf-1212713.html" target="_blank">Ons Jabeur out of clay-court Madrid Open with injured calf</a></strong></p>.<p>"I'm really looking forward to coming back to China and playing at the Hengqin International Tennis Center," the 27-year-old Medvedev, now third in the world, said of his Zhuhai debut.</p>.<p>"I can't wait to see the city and the stadium, both of which I have heard a lot of good things about."</p>.<p>Australia's Alex de Minaur won the first edition of the competition in Zhuhai, near Hong Kong, in 2019.</p>.<p>The women's WTA Tour said earlier this month that it too will return to China this year.</p>.<p>International sport is making a return to the country after authorities dropped strict travel restrictions imposed because of the pandemic.</p>