Before taking the court at the Chengu Open, Taylor Fritz and Tennys Sandgren put their culinary skills to the test in celebration of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.

“We got to make our own [dessert] dumplings,” Sandgren said. “It was quite difficult, but it was a lot of fun.”

The No. 8 seed would find things difficult on court, too, as he lost to Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4, 6-3 in the opening round.

“We had a competition for who could make them faster. They said Tennys won, but I think it’s up for discussion,” Fritz said.

Though the challenge was fun, the Americans will not be switching professions any time soon.

“Maybe I would cook more, but I don’t have the time to do it,” Fritz said.

The 20-year-old defeated wildcard Chun Hsin Tseng in the opening round, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. He is set to face Sandgren's conquerer Kukushkin in the second round.