The players want to take the game to a new audience and Chinese fans want to see world-class stars in action, so it's a perfect match.

This year's China Open will be a great leap forward from last year as more world-class players have confirmed their participation.

We're looking forward to what should be a fantastic spectacle.

While last year's tournament was an outstanding success, we are confident this year's event will be even bigger and better. We have a stronger field, CCTV5 is continuing its coverage and there is greater awareness of the China Open among mainland tennis fans. We are serving up world-class tennis at a world-class venue and we expect there will be heavy demand for tickets.

The fans have been different class since I have come back here.

This is the best club in the world with the best fans, so I'm very proud to be a Liverpool player for the next four years and hopefully even longer,