Gathering Youth and Pursuing Dreams for the Future...
As a top-level international professional tournament jointly created by the Sports Bureau of Jiangxi Province and the People's Government of Jiujiang City, the 2026 Jiangxi (Jiujiang) Tennis Open has achieved dual ATP and WTA tournaments for the first time, attracting over 100 professional players from more than 30 countries and regions around the world. Beyond the arena, this tournament has another important mission - to bring tennis into the campus and into youth.
On the afternoon of May 7th, a special "guest" appeared on the tennis court of Jiujiang University - Chinese female tennis star and WTA professional player Bai Zhuoxuan. She didn't come to compete, but walked into this campus with a racket and a story, and had a conversation about tennis with the young members of the school tennis team.
There is no tense match schedule, no pressure of points. The first thing Bai Zhuoxuan did when she stepped into the campus was to see the venue, the training, and the group of students sweating profusely. She stood on the sidelines, carefully watching every movement and nodding occasionally. The trophies, training logs, and tennis course introductions on the wall of the school team members made her exclaim, "The tennis atmosphere here is really good
A 'enlightenment' technical class arrived at the interactive stage, and Bai Zhuoxuan took off her coat and walked into the stadium. Without lofty preaching, she picked up the racket and demonstrated from the most basic forehand stroke. Serving, footwork, and center of gravity shift - she breaks down the "professional level movements" on the court into language that even teenagers can understand.
You grip the racket a little looser. "" Keep up with your feet, the ball is waiting for you, not for you, "she corrected and demonstrated one by one. After experiencing it, a student said, "I couldn't understand the details she talked about even after practicing many times, but today I was able to understand them in one go
An exhibition match without a winner or loser
The most lively event is the mini arena competition. Bai Zhuoxuan faced the main players of the school team across the net, swinging, running, and returning the ball - although it was a performance, every precise landing and smooth step made the onlookers burst into cheers. There is no scoreboard in the game, but there is applause and laughter on the sidelines. For this group of students, this is the closest 'same field competition' to the professional arena.
A true answer about 'perseverance'
Beyond tennis skills, what is even more touching is the sharing session. Bai Zhuoxuan sat among her classmates and talked about her "other side" - the nights she cried on the training ground, the days she gritted her teeth to recover from injuries, and the courage to stand up again after repeated failures.
Talent is important, but without perseverance, talent is nothing, "she said.
A student asked: How to deal with low points? She didn't make a big deal out of it, just shared her own experience: "Accept it and slowly pull yourself back
These genuine, warm responses are more powerful than any other game.
Tennis is not just about champions
At the end of the event, Bai Zhuoxuan took a group photo with all members of the school team and gave an unexpected surprise to outstanding students with the Jiangwang mascot. At the moment of the shutter sound, the spirit of tennis quietly planted a seed in the campus.
There is no championship trophy or honor list for this campus trip. But it made a group of tennis loving students know: the professional arena is far away, but tennis is close; Becoming a champion is difficult, but with perseverance and passion, anyone can achieve it.
From the court to the campus, the story of tennis continues .....
The theme of this event is "Gathering Youth Online and Pursuing Dreams for the Future", which is also a true footnote to Jiangwang's "event+public welfare" concept. Bai Zhuoxuan brought professional tennis into the campus with one class, one performance, and one sharing, and also left the spark of her dreams on the youth stage of Jiujiang University.
In the future, the Jiangxi (Jiujiang) Tennis Open will enter more campuses, illuminating the growth path of more young people through tennis.
