Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych, German young player Alexander Zverev Jr. and Belgian player David Goffin will play at the 2017 Shenzhen Open to be held Sept. 25-Oct. 1 at the Longgang Sports Center.

The prize will be US$731,680 and the tickets for the final will be 300-360 yuan. Booking information has yet to be unveiled.

Zverev is currently the youngest player in the ATP top 20. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev Sr. and the younger brother of tennis player Mischa Zverev. In May 2017, Zverev entered the ATP top 10 for the first time after defeating Novak Djokovic in the final of the Italian Open, thus winning his first Masters 1000 title.

He is an aggressive baseliner, with a strong serve and an excellent backhand, which he uses two-handed. His second serve is particularly notable, and can be clocked at over 130 mph. He is precise at the net, and is known for his persistence and work ethic.

Berdych’s most notable achievement was reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, causing consecutive upsets by defeating top seed and six-time champion Roger Federer in the quarterfinals and Djokovic in the semifinals. In the final, he lost to Rafael Nadal in straight sets. Berdych’s biggest career win to date was the Paris Masters in 2005 as an unseeded player, defeating Ivan Ljubicic in the final.

Berdych has reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slams. Alongside his Wimbledon performance in the same year, he reached the semifinals of the 2010 French Open, defeating fourth seed Andy Murray in straight sets in the fourth round, and dropping no sets until his loss in the semifinals to Robin Soderling.

At the 2012 U.S. Open, he defeated Federer, again at the quarterfinal stage, before losing to eventual champion Murray. During the 2014 Australian Open, he lost to eventual champion Stanislas Wawrinka in four sets during the semi. He is the second player (after David Nalbandian) to defeat Federer multiple times in Grand Slam events before the semifinal stage. He has the distinction of being one of three players, the others being Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Stan Wawrinka, to defeat all of the Big Four in major events.

Goffin’s breakthrough came when he reached the fourth round of the 2012 French Open as a lucky loser, eventually losing to Federer in four sets. Goffin has defeated several higher-ranked players such as John Isner, Wawrinka, Djokovic, Marin Cilic, Milos Raonic, Tsonga, Dominic Thiem and Berdych, the latter without losing a game. He is the Belgian No. 1 male tennis player. On Feb. 20, 2017, Goffin reached the ATP top 10, becoming the first Belgian male tennis player to reach this elite level.

Dates: Sept. 25-Oct. 1

Venue: Longgang Sports Center, intersection of Longxiang Boulevard and Shuiguan Highway, Longgang District (龙岗区龙翔大道与水官高速交汇处龙岗区体育中心)

Metro: Line 3, Universiade Station (大运站), Exit B and then take a taxi(SD News)