Afterwards, the host invited Ms. Sun Jinfang, Ms. Wang Qiqi and Mr. Zhou Xu to put 3 Mercedes-Benz car keys into a container filled with tennis balls, whereby the 2008 China Tennis Grand Prix "Mercedes-Benz Cup" was officially launched. The gate on the center of the stage slowly opened and a sparkling new Mercedes-Benz S 350 was presented. Under the shining light on the spot, the S 350 looked dazzling. Three national athletes of Jiangsu origin and guests walked on stage and took a picture with the car, boosting the atmosphere of the press conference to the climax.

Ms Wang Qiqi, representative of Mercedes-Benz (China) Ltd., said, as a successful global luxury car brand, Mercedes-Benz not only provides quality products and services to customers, but also is committed to advocating active and healthy life attitude and life style. The noble and elegant character of tennis sports is consistent with the brand concept of Mercedes-Benz and the spirit in pursuit of perfection with dedicated efforts of tennis players also coincides with the life philosophy advocated by Mercedes-Benz. These common grounds led to the cooperation of Mercedes-Benz with the China Tennis Grand Prix Cup. Mercedes-Benz hopes to see more potential Chinese players on the tennis court of China Tennis Grand Prix Cup and is looking forward to witnessing more Chinese faces on the podium of future global competitions.