Sunday 14 October

Stadium for the Shanghai Masters 2012

Just been watching the Shanghai Masters live on TV, a fantastic tennis match between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, the eventual winner.

Unfortunately the commentary was all in Chinese, so a bit difficult to understand, but not really a problem.

Novak Djokovic

I must say watching it while in China had a special significance as I actually felt the atmosphere more strongly. The huge audience were suitably partisan, strongly supporting each of the finalists.

The Chinese love a good event, and the awards ceremony was suitably officious – plus giving more than ample coverage to the sponsors. It was a good example of the growing pride the Chinese have in their country, and it’s place on the world stage.