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The ATP Champions Tour is a men’s tennis tour intended for former tennis professionals who have retired from professional tennis on the ATP Tour.

The Champions Tour brings together many of the greatest tennis players in history for nostalgic, competitive and entertaining tournaments in cities worldwide.

Who Can Play on the Champions Tour?

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For a player to be eligible to play on the Champions Tour, a player must be in the year of his 35th birthday or have been retired from the ATP World Tour for two years or more.

Players must have been ranked World No. 1 , a Grand Slam finalist, or a singles player in a winning Davis Cup team. Each event can also invite two players to take wild cards that don’t meet the above criteria.

Who Has Played On The Champions Tour?

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The Champions Tour has featured many of the all-time greats, including:

  • Marcos Baghdatis
  • Mansour Bahrami
  • Jeremy Bates
  • Boris Becker
  • Tomas Berdych
  • James Blake
  • Sergi Bruguera
  • Omar Camporese
  • Michael Chang
  • José Luis Clerc
  • Juan Carlos Ferrero
  • Jimmy Connors
  • Albert Costa
  • Jim Courier
  • Marcos Daniel
  • Stefan Edberg
  • Younes El Aynaoui
  • Thomas Enqvist
  • Wayne Ferreira
  • David Ferrer
  • Renzo Furlan
  • Jan Michael Gambill
  • Brad Gilbert
  • Justin Gimelstob
  • Andrés Gómez
  • Fernando Gonzalez
  • Magnus Gustafsson
  • Paul Haarhuis
  • Lleyton Hewitt
  • Goran Ivanišević
  • Anders Järryd
  • Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  • Ivo Karlovic
  • Phillip Kohlschreiber
  • Richard Krajicek
  • Aaron Krickstein
  • Johan Kriek
  • Magnus Larsson
  • Henri Leconte
  • Jesse Levine
  • Todd Martin
  • Xavier Malisse
  • John McEnroe
  • Fernando Meligeni
  • Carlos Moyá
  • Thomas Muster
  • David Nalbandian
  • Yannick Noah
  • Mikael Pernfors
  • Mark Philippoussis
  • Cédric Pioline
  • Sam Querrey
  • Patrick Rafter
  • Guillaume Raoux
  • Marcelo Ríos
  • Tommy Robredo
  • Andy Roddick
  • Greg Rusedski
  • Marat Safin
  • Pete Sampras
  • Fabrice Santoro
  • Flávio Saretta
  • Vince Spadea
  • Carl-Uwe Steeb
  • Radek Stepanek
  • Michael Stich
  • Guillermo Vilas
  • Mats Wilander
  • Mariano Zabaleta

ATP Champions Tour Format

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Traditionally, the Champions Tour consisted of around ten tournaments worldwide, with a year-ending “Champions Tennis” event held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

However, after the pandemic disrupted the tour for almost two years, the events have become less frequent, with only four events being played in 2022 in Delray Beach, Hurlingham, Brasil and London.

It’s also tricky for fans to follow, with little promotion, coverage or live scoring, and currently, there is no dedicated website for the Champions Tour.

Champions Tour events are typically played over four days, with eight-man fields competing against each other in a round-robin format, ensuring that all players feature in at least three matches.

Like the ATP Finals, the players are split into two groups of four. But rather than semi-finals, the top player from each group contests the final, while the two players who finish second in each group play for third and fourth places, respectively.

The Champions Tour does have prize money , but individual pay is not usually disclosed, with events displaying a headline figure, often in the 1 million dollar or 1 million euro ballpark.

2023 Champions Tour Schedule

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The following Champions Tour events are scheduled for 2023:

The Season Ending Champions Tour in London

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Champions Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall was the season-ending finale to the ATP Champions Tour. The Royal Albert Hall is one of the UK’s most treasured venues and first opened in 1871; interestingly, Champions Tennis was the only annual sporting event to take place at the Royal Albert Hall. 

Over the years, Champions Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall welcomed a host of the biggest names and personalities on the ATP Champions Tour to play competitively in both singles and entertaining doubles matches, with Mansour Bahrami often taking to the court with his trick shots and comic timing.

The event has also boasted legends such as John McEnroe, Pat Rafter, Goran Ivanisevic debutantes Andy Roddick and Fernando Gonzalez, and Tim Henman. Tennis was played there for the last time in 2021.

ATP Legends Cup

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Alongside the Champions Tour, a separate Legends Cup was also played in 2022. This is a team competition series among tennis players that have been ranked top 20 in the world and are above the age of 33.

The Top 12 Group founded the Cup in Sweden in collaboration with the ATP and ATP Champions Tour.

In 2022, there were three events, and the plan for the future is eight competitions yearly, with the last competition each year being a grand finale.

The format is a three-day event (1 session each day); in each session, three matches are played – two singles and one doubles.

No player can play singles more than once daily, and at least three of the four players must play singles and doubles. No doubles combination is played more than once unless for the Decider on Day 3 if points are 9:9

The scoring is a pro Set to 8 games and a 10 points match tie break 8 (with a 2 points margin). 

Points won for a match win differ per day:

  • Day 1: 1 point per win in each match 
  • Day 2: 2 points per win in each match 
  • Day 3: 3 points per win in each match 

The winning team must reach 10 points. In the event of a tie, after all, nine matches are played, a final doubles Match Tie break to 10 points will be played to decide the winner.

So you could say it’s a bit like the Laver Cup!

Past ATP Champions Tour Results

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Champions Tennis 2021 Preview: A final farewell to the Royal Albert Hall

The ATP Champions Tour has its season finale at the Royal Albert Hall with Champions Tennis 2021, its final year at the iconic London venue.

The year-ending event for the ATP Champions Tour returns to the Royal Albert Hall this November. The fan favourite show has seen Slam champions John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Pat Rafter, Pete Sampras and Goran Ivanisevic.

British tennis icons Greg Rusedski and Tim Henman also consistently entertain at the London showpiece, with a newly risen national tennis star making their debut at the event this year too.

British teen sensation and US Open champion Emma Raducanu will make her Champions Tennis debut in the historic auditorium. The rising talent will play an exhibition hosted by Champions Tour veteran Mansour Bahrami at 12pm on Sunday 28th November.

What can fans expect?

The last Champions Tennis was held in 2019 after the 2020 event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The format that year saw three teams captained by Tim Henman, Goran Ivanisevic and Greg Rusedski.

Team Tim consisted of Henman, newly retired David Ferrer and two-time Slam finalist Mark Philippoussis. Ivanisevic was joined by 2004 Roland Garros doubles champion Xavier Malisse and former world number one and 2003 Roland Garros singles champion Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Finally, Team Rusedski boasted Rusedski, former world number two Tommy Haas and 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis. After the round robin stage, in which each team faced each other in two singles and a doubles, Team Henman were eliminated as Team Rusedski and Team Goran faced off in the final.

Team Greg came out on top in that final 3-1 to win the 2019 Champions Tennis trophy.

Day 4 – The finals in 2019, congratulations to Team Greg! @GregRusedski1 @marcosbaghdatis @TommyHaas13 #myworldchampionstennis pic.twitter.com/Cz0vbk8Hnj — Champions Tennis (@ChampionsTennis) November 29, 2020

What do players say about it?

Tim Henman loves playing the season-ending Champions Tour event. “It’s such an iconic venue. I’ll never get bored of playing tennis here,” the former world number four has said.

“This is our Wimbledon, it’s an unbelievable spot,” seven-time Slam singles champion John McEnroe said of playing at Royal Albert Hall. “This is the cream of the crop,” states two-time US Open champion Pat Rafter.

“To be here and see it in person, it’s a special place,” former world number one Andy Roddick expressed.

The event runs from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th November. Each day will have an afternoon and an evening session, for which tickets are sold separately.

As in 2019, each day will have three matches per session; two competitive singles matches and one competitive doubles match. The final will take place on Sunday night following the Raducanu-Bahrami exhibition event.

Champions Tennis Goran Ivanisevic

Where is the event held?

The event is held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK on indoor hard courts. The venue first hosted Champions Tennis back in 1997, and has done so every year since.

Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the historic London venue has hosted countless arts and entertainment events. The Hall stages more than 390 shows in the main auditorium annually, including a wide variety of concerts, ballet, opera and film screenings with live orchestral accompaniment. Sports, awards ceremonies, school and community events, and charity performances and banquets are also among the events hosted there.

Can I buy tickets for the tournament?

For information on purchasing tickets to this year’s event, click here .

How can I follow the tournament?

You can follow the tournament on the official Champions Tour website and the official ATP Champions Tour Twitter.

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Emma Raducanu crowns breakthrough season with exhibition win at Royal Albert Hall

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Emma Raducanu defeated her friend Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania 6-3 7-6(3) on the fourth and final day of the ATP Champions Tour’s Champions Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall in London .

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After taking a short vacation, her first in seven years (!), and completely switching off, the 19th-ranked Raducanu flew back home to play a light-hearted exhibition match in the iconic British venue. The straight-set victory over the world No.85 Ruse capped the Briton’s debut season on the WTA Tour, which included a run to the fourth round at Wimbledon and, most importantly, the US Open title .

On Saturday, a day before her singles exhibition match, Raducanu was photographed practicing with Mansour Bahrami in the beautiful surroundings of the legendary building.

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The last WTA tournament Raducanu played in 2021 was the Upper Austria Ladies Open, where she lost her opener to Wang Xinyu. Her 2022 preseason will start with the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi in December. In January, she will also play the Australian Open for the first time.

The 19-year-old Raducanu started her off-season training on Tuesday, primarily focusing on fitness, especially on her sprints to the net when she faces drop shots. Then she’ll go to the Middle East to finish the preseason and then fly to Australia on December 26.

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Emma Raducanu to feature as Champions Tennis returns to the Royal Albert Hall

Emma raducanu will face romania's elena-gabriela ruse in sunday's session in london.

Martin Caparrotta

The ATP Champions Tour’s Champions Tennis event has returned to the Royal Albert Hall this week, with Emma Raducanu headlining the event.

British number one and US Open champion Raducanu will play Hamburg European Open winner Elena-Gabriela Ruse on Sunday.

Thursday’s afternoon session saw Marcos Baghdatis defeat Tomas Berdych 4-3, 4-2, whilst Mark Philippoussis defeated Greg Rusedski 4-3, 4-1. In the doubles match Tommy Haas/Radek Stepanek defeated Xavier Malisse/Fernando Gonzalez 4-2, 1-4, 4-1.

In the evening session, Radek Stepanek defeated Nicolas Almagro 4-3, 4-1, whilst Tommy Haas defeated Mikhail Youzhny 4-1, 4-1. In the doubles match Thomas Enqvist/David Ferrer defeated Marcos Baghdatis/Greg Rusedski 4-2, 3-4, 4-1.

Champions Tennis sees players who have held the world number one ranking, reached a Grand Slam singles final or been a singles player in a victorious Davis Cup team, compete in a mixture of team and individual events in both singles and doubles.

As well as Raducanu, other stars in action include British favourite Rusedski, fan favourite Mansour Bahrami, Chilean Fernando Gonzalez, Spaniard David Ferrer, 2006 Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis, and former doubles number four player Radek Stepanek.

This year also marks the last time the tournament is being held at the historic Royal Albert Hall.

Paul McCann, VP, Tennis Events at IMG said: “For 24 years we’ve given fans the amazing opportunity to watch their favourite tennis superstars play in the iconic Royal Albert Hall, and this year has been like no other.

“It’s fantastic to see the players compete on the court again, and for a final time, cheered on by the roar of the packed crowd.”

Tickets are still available from £20 and can be purchased via the ATP Champions Tour website here: www.atpchampionstour.com/london . For more information see Champions Tennis on Twitter @ChampionsTennis and on Instagram @champions_tennis .

The event is also being live streamed on ATPChampionsTour and on Facebook at The ATP Champions Tour .

Team 1: Rusedski (Captain), Baghdatis, Haas, Stepanek Team 2: Philippoussis (Captain), Berdych, González, Malisse Team 3: Enqvist (Captain), Ferrer, Youzhny, Almagro Exho Singles: Raducanu, Ruse Exho Doubles: Bahrami, TBC

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Thursday 25th November

Baghdatis v Berdych Haas/Stepanek v Malisse/González Rusedski v Philippoussis

Stepanek v Almagro Baghdatis/Rusedski v Enqvist/Ferrer Haas v Youzhny

Friday 26th November

Philippoussis v Enqvist Malisse/González v Youzhny/Almagro Berdych v Ferrer

Stepanek v Malisse Baghdatis/Rusedski v Berdych/Philippoussis Haas v González

Saturday 27th November

Baghdatis v Ferrer Haas/Stepanek v Youzhny/Almagro Rusedski v Enqvist

Malisse v Almagro Berdych/Philippoussis v Enqvist/Ferrer González v Youzhny

Sunday 28th November

Raducanu v Ruse Bahrami/TBC v Pernfors/TBC Team 1st v Team 2nd Team 1st v Team 2nd Team 1st v Team 2nd

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Emma Raducanu makes winning return to Britain as she wows crowd in exhibition at Royal Albert Hall

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Emma Raducanu made a winning return to Britain as she beat Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse at the ATP Champions Tour event at the Royal Albert Hall .

Raducanu was playing on home soil for the first time since her historic US Open triumph in September.

The 19-year-old, who is Britain’s first female grand slam champion in 44 years, took on her friend and hitting partner Ruse in an exhibition match and won 6-3 7-6.

Raducanu said: “It was amazing to play at home in front of everyone. I felt it from the minute I walked out, it was an incredible atmosphere. I really enjoyed playing here.

“I started my pre-season this week, on Tuesday. I have been doing a lot of fitness and not so much tennis, so I was a bit nervous coming out to play in front of everyone.

“It is pretty amazing how everything has changed in one year. It just shows that if you keep plugging away at your own work and staying focused then anything can happen.”

Asked what her plans are now, Raducanu said: “I am doing a training season and working hard on my fitness. And then I am heading out to the Middle East to finish my pre-season, spending Christmas out there and then flying to Australia from the 27th.”

Next year will be Raducanu’s first full one on the main Tour. She added: "For me, my expectations of myself are to keep improving, I want to look back at the end of the year and see that I made gains in different areas.

"I know it will take a lot of patience to get to where I want to be and smooth out that consistency. It’s all about building robustness physically.

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"It will be my first calendar year on the tour, it will be a cool experience to play a full schedule. I am looking forward to learning, I am still quite young. We will learn and get better."

Raducanu is favourite to be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year next month.

But when asked on court if she had prepared her winners’ speech, she said: "No, definitely not.

"I am rooting for Lewis [Hamilton] in the (F1 championship) race. He has been such a good role model for me, in terms of just helping me through these next stages.

“He is a really cool person. It is very close in the race, only eight points, so we will see.”

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Second day of Champions Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall continues with a day of action from the legendary line up

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The second day of the ATP Champions Tour’s Champions Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall has concluded, with two more days of competitive tennis still to come from some of the world’s greatest players in the iconic British venue.

Today’s afternoon session saw Mark Philippoussis defeat Thomas Enqvist in a close match of 4-3, 4-3, whilst David Ferrer defeated Tomáš Berdych 3-4, 4-2, 4-1. In the doubles match Mikhail Youzhny/Nicolás Almagro defeated Xavier Malisse/Fernando Gonzalez 4-3, 4-3.

In the evening session, Radek Stepanek defeated Xavier Malisse 4-3, 4-3, whilst Tommy Haas defeated Fernando Gonzalez 3-4, 4-1, 4-2. In the doubles match Mark Philippoussis/Tomáš Berdych defeated Greg Rusedski/Marcos Baghdatis 3-4, 4-1, 4-2.

Champions Tennis sees players who have held the World No. 1 ranking, reached a Grand Slam singles final or been a singles player in a victorious Davis Cup team, compete in a mixture of team and individual events in both singles and doubles.

Across the four days some of the biggest legends of the game will take to the stage in front of a full house, including British star and US Open champion Emma Raducanu who will be facing Romanian and Hamburg European Open winner Elena-Gabriela Ruse. Other stars include British favourite Greg Rusedski, fan favourite Mansour Bahrami, Chilean Fernando González, Spaniard David Ferrer, 2006 Australian Open runner up Marcos Baghdatis, and former doubles number four player Radek Štěpánek. Other players competing in the tournament include ‘X-Man’ Xavier Malisse, Australian legend Mark Philippoussis, 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomáš Berdych, former top-fiver Thomas Enqvist, former Russian number one Mikhail Youzhny, German Tommy Haas, Swede and Canada Masters winner Mikael Pernfors, and Spaniard Nicolás Almagro.

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2021 also marks the last time the tournament is being held at the historic Royal Albert Hall, with this year’s tournament offering tennis lovers a fantastic final opportunity to watch legends of the game battle it out in the beautiful surroundings of this legendary building.

Paul McCann, VP, Tennis Events at IMG said: “For 24 years we’ve given fans the amazing opportunity to watch their favourite tennis superstars play in the iconic Royal Albert Hall, and this year has been like no other. It’s fantastic to see the players compete on the court again, and for a final time, cheered on by the roar of the packed crowd.” Share this:

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ATP Champions Tour Bids Adieu To Royal Albert Hall

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The ATP Champions Tour’s Champions Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall came to a close on Sunday night, with team Greg taking home the trophy. Across the four days, tennis fans laughed, cheered – and some even had the chance to play – with some of the world’s greatest players, with 2021 wrapping up 24 years of Champions Tennis at the iconic British venue.

During the evening session, Tommy Haas defeated Tomáš Berdych, 4-1, 4-3(1), Xavier Malisse defeated Marcos Baghdatis 4-2, 4-3(2), and the final match of the evening saw Radek Štěpánek defeat Fernando González 4-2, 4-3(0).

At the end of the four day event, Team Greg lifted the trophy above their heads as the clear victors in this year’s tournament, with Team Mark coming in second and Team Goran in third.

Over the last 24 years, Champions Tennis has seen players through the ages who have held the World No. 1 ranking, reached a Grand Slam singles final or been a singles player in a victorious Davis Cup team, compete in a mixture of team and individual events in both singles and doubles.

Across the four days some of the biggest legends of the game took to the stage in front of a full house, including British star and US Open champion Emma Raducanu who faced Romanian and Hamburg European Open winner Elena-Gabriela Ruse. Other stars included British favourite Greg Rusedski , fan favourite Mansour Bahrami , Chilean Fernando González , Spaniard David Ferrer , 2006 Australian Open runner up Marcos Baghdatis , and former doubles number four player Radek Štěpánek . Other players who competed in the tournament include ‘X-Man’ Xavier Malisse , Australian legend Mark Philippoussis , 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomáš Berdych , former top-fiver Thomas Enqvist , former Russian number one Mikhail Youzhny , German Tommy Haas, Swede and Canada Masters winner Mikael Pernfors , and Spaniard Nicolás Almagro.

2021 also marked the last time the tournament was held at the historic Royal Albert Hall.

Paul McCann, VP, Tennis Events at IMG said: “For 24 years we’ve given fans the amazing opportunity to watch their favourite tennis superstars play in the iconic Royal Albert Hall, and this year has been like no other. It’s fantastic to see the players compete on the court again, and for a final time, cheered on by the roar of the packed crowd.”

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Champions Tennis Comes To A Close After 24 years at the Royal Albert Hall, with Team Greg Taking Home the 2021 Trophy

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The ATP Champions Tour’s Champions Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall came to a close on Sunday night, with team Greg taking home the trophy. Across the four days, tennis fans laughed, cheered – and some even had the chance to play – with some of the world’s greatest players, with 2021 wrapping up 24 years of Champions Tennis at the iconic British venue.

During the evening session, Tommy Haas defeated Tomáš Berdych, 4-1, 4-3(1), Xavier Malisse defeated Marcos Baghdatis 4-2, 4-3(2), and the final match of the evening saw Radek Štěpánek defeat Fernando González 4-2, 4-3(0).

At the end of the four day event, Team Greg lifted the trophy above their heads as the clear victors in this year’s tournament, with Team Mark coming in second and Team Goran in third.

Over the last 24 years, Champions Tennis has seen players through the ages who have held the World No. 1 ranking, reached a Grand Slam singles final or been a singles player in a victorious Davis Cup team, compete in a mixture of team and individual events in both singles and doubles.

Across the four days some of the biggest legends of the game took to the stage in front of a full house, including British star and US Open champion Emma Raducanu who faced Romanian and Hamburg European Open winner Elena-Gabriela Ruse. Other stars included British favourite Greg Rusedski, fan favourite Mansour Bahrami, Chilean Fernando González, Spaniard David Ferrer, 2006 Australian Open runner up Marcos Baghdatis, and former doubles number four player Radek Štěpánek. Other players who competed in the tournament include ‘X-Man’ Xavier Malisse, Australian legend Mark Philippoussis, 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomáš Berdych, former top-fiver Thomas Enqvist, former Russian number one Mikhail Youzhny, German Tommy Haas, Swede and Canada Masters winner Mikael Pernfors, and Spaniard Nicolás Almagro.

2021 also marked the last time the tournament was held at the historic Royal Albert Hall.

Paul McCann, VP, Tennis Events at IMG said: “For 24 years we’ve given fans the amazing opportunity to watch their favourite tennis superstars play in the iconic Royal Albert Hall, and this year has been like no other. It’s fantastic to see the players compete on the court again, and for a final time, cheered on by the roar of the packed crowd.”

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Emma Raducanu: British teenager to play Champions Tennis at Royal Albert Hall

British teenager Emma Raducanu has been added to the Champions Tennis line-up following her first WTA final in Chicago; the 18-year-old will play alongside legends Radek Stepanek, Xavier Malisse, Thomas Enqvist and Greg Rusedski

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Tuesday 24 August 2021 07:09, UK

Emma Raducanu celebrates winning her Ladies' Singles third round match against Sorana Cirstea on day six of Wimbledon at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon. Picture date: Saturday July 3, 2021.

Rising British star Emma Raducanu will play Champions Tennis alongside legends of the game at the Royal Albert Hall this November.

The 18-year-old shot to fame after producing a string of captivating performances at Wimbledon this summer.

Raducanu upset Vitalia Diatchenko, Marketa Vondrousova, and experienced Romanian Sorana Cirstea en route to the fourth round where she was forced to retire due to breathing difficulties against Ajla Tomljanovic.

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"The support I received at Wimbledon this year was fantastic so to end my year playing in front of home crowds will be so special." Emma Raducanu
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Britain's Emma Raducanu celebrates winning a point against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic during the women's singles fourth round match on day seven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

She has backed up that showing at the All England Club in July with a fine run to the final of the WTA Chicago 125 on Sunday .

That performance will see her break into the world's top 150 for the first time ahead of the US Open qualifiers in New York.

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Boosted by another ranking high in her fledgling career, Raducanu has announced she play Sunday's exhibition singles match at this year's Champions Tennis in London, from November 25-28.

Raducanu will be joined by tennis legends including British favourite Greg Rusedski, fan favourite Mansour Bahrami, Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, former No 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spaniard David Ferrer, 2006 Australian Open runner up Marcos Baghdatis, and Czech Radek Stepanek.

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Other players competing in the tournament include Xavier Malisse, Australian legend Mark Philippoussis, 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych, former top-fiver Thomas Enqvist, former Russian No 1 Mikhail Youzhny, and German Tommy Haas.

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"I can't wait to join these amazing legends of tennis and can't think of a better way to end the season than playing alongside these players in the city I grew up in and at such an iconic British venue," said Raducanu.

"The support I received at Wimbledon this year was fantastic so to end my year playing in front of home crowds will be so special."

The four-day tournament has daily afternoon and evening sessions, with three scheduled matches per session; two singles matches and one doubles match.

Team 1: Rusedski (Captain), Baghdatis, Haas, Stepanek Team 2: Philippoussis (Captain), Berdych, Ferrero, Malisse Team 3: Ivanisevic (Captain), Ferrer, Youzhny, Enqvist Exho Singles: Radacanu, TBC Exho Doubles: Bahrami, TBC

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Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

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Moscow subways are very clean

To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

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Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

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5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

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Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

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Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

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Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

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8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

Mayakovskaya station

Mayakovskaya metro station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

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10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

Have you visited the Moscow Metro? Leave your comment below.

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January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

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December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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