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 | Houston Rockets center Yao Ming during training in Shanghai, China, Friday, June 23, 2006. Yao Ming said his chances of playing for China this summer in the world championships are '50-50' as he continues to recover from a broken left foot. The 7-foot-6 Yao is in Shanghai for rehabilitation after surgery to repair the fifth metatarsal bone in his foot. click to open  |  | World's No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland, right, is escorted by a Chinese hostess to attend the opening ceremony of Shanghai Qizhong Tennis Center Monday Oct. 3, 2005 in Shanghai, China. Masters tournament featuring the top eight ranked men's players begins Nov. 13 in this venue. China is hosting the tournament at least through 2007, promising to turn the tennis world's focus to Asia at the end of each season. click to open |  | Roger Federer of Switzerland poses with Chinese fans during the opening ceremony of Shanghai Qizhong Tennis Centre in China's financial capital October 3, 2005. Federer is guaranteed to end the year as world number one after winning his 11th title of 2005 at the Thailand Open. Shanghai will host the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup, a multi-million dollar tournament featuring the world's top men players, in November. click to open |  | General view of the opening ceremony of Shanghai Qizhong Tennis Center Monday Oct. 3, 2005 in Shanghai, China. Masters tournament featuring the top eight ranked men's players begins Nov. 13 at this center. China is hosting the tournament at least through 2007, promising to turn the tennis world's focus to Asia at the end of each season. click to open |  | Newly opened Shanghai Qizhong Tennis Center is seen Monday Oct. 3, 2005 in Shanghai, China. Masters tournament featuring the top eight ranked men's players begins Nov. 13 at this center. China is hosting the tournament at least through 2007, promising to turn the tennis world's focus to Asia at the end of each season. click to open |  | World's No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland, center, is surrounded by Chinese fans before the opening ceremony of Shanghai Qizhong Tennis Center Monday Oct. 3, 2005 in Shanghai, China. Masters tournament featuring the top eight ranked men's players begins Nov. 13 at this center. China is hosting the tournament at least through 2007, promising to turn the tennis world's focus to Asia at the end of each season. click to open |  | NBA Houston Rockets Yao Ming and Olympic 110-meter hurdles champion Liu Xiang pose for photographers at a ceremony in Shanghai, September 26, 2005. Both Yao and Liu, natives of Shanghai, are chosen as image representatives for Shanghai for the next two years. click to open |  | Chinese Olympic champion Liu Xiang, left, and Allen Johnson of the U.S. race during the men's 110 meter hurdles event during the 2005 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Saturday Sept. 17, 2005 at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China. The one-day meeting marks China's debut as host of a major international track and field event, part of efforts to build interest in the sport here ahead of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Liu won the men's 110m hurdles. click to open |  | Chinese Olympic champion Liu Xiang, left, and Allen Johnson of the U.S. race during the men's 110 meter hurdles event during the 2005 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Saturday Sept. 17, 2005 at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China. The one-day meeting marks China's debut as host of a major international track and field event, part of efforts to build interest in the sport here ahead of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Liu won the men's 110m hurdles. click to open |  | Chinese Olympic champion Liu Xiang, left, and Allen Johnson of the U.S. race during the men's 110 meter hurdles event during the 2005 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix Saturday Sept. 17, 2005 at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China. The one-day meeting marks China's debut as host of a major international track and field event, part of efforts to build interest in the sport here ahead of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Liu won the men's 110m hurdles. click to open |
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