Women's world No 3 Venus Williams has withdrawn from the China Open, but a star-studded field will still be on display after the draw for the WTA event was released on Friday.
Despite withdrawals of Serena and Clijsters, field still impressive
BEIJING - Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic head a star-studded cast, which includes five other top-10 players, at the China Open.
The world's top tennis players will slug it out at the China Open next month, but those who are just starting to learn the sport will also have the opportunity to swing away over the next three months.
Belgium's Kim Clijsters has pulled out of this week's China Open due to fitness problems, tournament officials said on Tuesday.
Rafael Nadal is "a beast" on the court who capable of overtaking Roger Federer as the all-time Grand Slam king, Pete Sampras said on Thursday.
Serbia's passionate dream of reaching a first Davis Cup final survived the shock withdrawal of world No 2 Novak Djokovic on Friday while France eased to the verge of December's title match.
Chinese tennis player Zheng Jie is praying for "a miracle" to recover from her wrist injury and play at the Guangzhou Asian Games this November.
Zheng Jie, the first Chinese woman tennis player to win the Olympic gold medal in the women's doubles, decided to skip the coming China Open due to injuries.
By winning the US Open for the first time and completing his collection of grand slam titles, Rafa Nadal solved one riddle and posed another.
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has no intention of shortening its calendar of events, according to Fabrice Chouquet, the Asia-Pacific region's managing director of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.
Rafa Nadal sealed his place among the tennis greats on Monday, beating Novak Djokovic to win the US Open and complete his collection of grand slam titles.
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