Mr Zuma applauded his fellow citizens for showing a warm welcome to the 300,000 visitors attending the event.

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The Hong Kong event is Sharapova's only warm-up event before the Australian Open, which begins on 18 January.

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Murray is bidding to become the first Briton to win the pre-Wimbledon warm-up event since Bunny Austin in 1938.

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Smith smashed the course record by 20 seconds at the warm-up event for next month's big race in the capital.

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