China Open tennis tournament concludes in Beijing

The 2024 China Open tennis tournament concluded in Beijing on Sunday, with Coco Gauff from the U.S. claiming the title with a lopsided 6-1, 6-3 victory over Czech player Karolina Muchova in the final.

The tournament, which ran from September 23 to October 6 at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, saw attendance of 380 players from 48 countries and regions, who performed a total of 469 matches, exceeding the previous edition of China Open. "As of October 5, around 140,000 Chinese tennis fans and more than 13,000 foreigners have come to Beijing to watch the games. This year's total box office revenue has exceeded 80 million yuan (about 1.14 million U.S. dollars), up 60 percent year on year to a record high for China Open ticket sales," said Chen Jie, deputy director of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports at a press conference on Sunday.

Chinese athletes shined at this year's tournament. Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen made it to the women's singles semifinal, tying the best record of Chinese female players at the China Open jointly held by Li Na and Wang Qiang.

Meanwhile, 35-year-old veteran Zhang Shuai reached women's singles quarterfinals following a four-match winning streak.

Buyunchaokete, a rising star in Chinese men's tennis, made history at the tournament, upsetting top players to reach the semifinals.

China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.

The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.

According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.

In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.