Tennis legends set for China stop

Eight former tennis greats will visit Chengdu, capital city of southwestern China's Sichuan Province, later this year.

Chengdu will welcome Grand Slam champions, including John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg and Michael Chang, in early November. They will take part in the inaugural Chengdu Open during their stay.

The event will mark Borg's first playing appearance in China in 30 years, and their visit will be a boost to Chengdu as it continues its recovery from last year's devastating earthquake.

Bjorn Borg, 11-time Grand Slam Champion,said, "I'm very delighted to come back to China. It's always nice to come to different countries and come to new countries. I'm looking forward to that. This time, I will be visiting Chengdu. I've never been there, so I'm looking forward to that. Home of the giant panda, so that will be of great interest to me to enjoy and to have time to see the giant panda."