Thursday 8 October 2015 15:48, UK
After all the drama and hullabaloo of the US Open the glitterati heads to Beijing in China for the Asia swing of the ATP Tour... and the big names are in town!
Here, we pick five reasons why you should tune into Sky Sports next week to watch the China Open.
Djokovic is back for more
Novak Djokovic is the man when it comes to tennis in Beijing. He loves playing at the event and the crowd just love watching the world No 1 keep on winning.
He will be aiming to win his sixth China Open crown and will be bookies favourite to do so because he's riding on a crest of a wave having just won his second US Open title.
With three Grand Slam crowns in the bag already this year, Djokovic also won four of the last seven Masters that have been played this year.
And he's on a 24-match winning streak in China so the Serbian juggernaut will take some stopping.
Nadal seeks winning formula
Rafa Nadal has endured one of the worst season's of his trophy-laden career having failed to get past the quarter-finals of any of the four showpiece major tournaments - ending his 10-year run of winning at least one major singles title.
With 14 Slams and 67 championships in total, the fourth seed in China will aim to return to winning ways as he targets a place at the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in November.
The 2005 China Open champion will look to recapture the self-belief and competitive fire and add to his three ATP titles this year having won in Buenos Aires, Stuttgart and Hamburg.
Berdych, Fognini and co
Other than Djokovic and Nadal, second seed Tomas Berdych is the leading player among the best of the rest. The Czech is aiming to add to his 2011 crown and his runner-up spot last year.
David Ferrer is next among the big-name players and is seeded above his compatriot Nadal, but he has yet to rediscover his best form having suffered from an elbow issue that kept him out of Wimbledon.
Milos Raonic, John Isner, David Goffin, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Ivo Karlovic and Fabio Fognini will all have high hopes of progressing far, but Djokovic will have other ideas.
History of the tournament
The men's singles were first held in 1993 and American Michael Chang swept his way to three consecutive titles before Britain's Greg Rusedski won his third ATP title of his career thanks to a straight sets victory over unheralded Czech Martin Damm.
Jim Courier, Marat Safin, Marcos Baghdatis, Fernando Gonzalez and Andy Roddick have all been on the illustrious roll on honour, but Djokovic rules the roost in recent years with five wins.
Former Wimbledon finalist Berdych was the last player other than the dominant Serb to win this title - four years ago.
National Tennis Center
One of the wonders of the world, the tennis center covers an area of 41.22 acres and has 12 competition hard courts and 35 training courts, including 20 hard courts, 10 indoor hard courts, two artificial grass courts, two indoor clay courts, and a mini hard court.
The main court, named Diamond Court, has a capacity of 15,000 while the Lotus Court, Moon Court and Brad Drewett Court make up the overall capacity, which is a cool 32,400.
If you fancy a walk around then the center is located just down the road from the Birds Nest Stadium which held the 2008 Olympic Games.
Tune in at 5.30am and from 12.30pm from Monday 5 October until Sunday 11 October to watch all the action from the China Open - on Sky Sports 3 HD.
