China Open attracts tennis' big hitters

Fernando Gonzalez and Agnez Szavay are set to defend their China Open titles in Beijing just one month after the spectacular Olympic Games.

Since the Open won the rights to host a nine-day Women's Tennis Association (WTA) event in 2009 -Beijing's biggest tennis event - earlier this year, some big names have thrown their hats in the ring for this year's tournament.

Andy Roddick, David Ferrer, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic are among the top stars to play at the tournament which begins on Saturday, Sept 20.