Two-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1, **Marat Safin**, recently participated in a tennis practice session with 2017 French Open champion and current world No. 24 from Latvia, **Jelena Ostapenko**.

This took place on the courts in Beijing, China, where the WTA 1000 and ATP 500 tournaments are currently being held. “Championship” invites you to watch a video of the practice session featuring Safin and Ostapenko.

In the second round of the Beijing tournament, Jelena Ostapenko will compete against Australian player Priscilla Hon.

Marat Safin is in China supporting Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev, whom he has been coaching since the spring of 2025. In the first round of the ATP 500 event in the Chinese capital, Rublev is set to face Italian Flavio Cobolli.