Peng not rushing return to competition

Watching from the sidelines as a group of kids hit balls to each other during a junior clinic, injury-plagued Chinese ace Peng Shuai resisted the urge to join them on the court after sitting out for more than five months.

"I wish I was a few years younger and healthier so I could enjoy the game without hesitation, like the kids," Peng told China Daily at the Mercedez-Benz "Weekend With the Stars" training camp in Beijing on Sunday.

Peng, China's highest-profile tennis player following the retirements of Li Na and Zheng Jie, has been on the mend since undergoing back surgery in July.