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Queen Wen courts Paris once more

Zheng leads a small, but determined, Chinese contingent at Roland Garros

By SUN XIAOCHEN | China Daily | Updated: 2025-05-23 10:14
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World No 89 Yuan Yue, pictured in action at the WTA Abu Dhabi Open, has also qualified for the French Open as a substitute. EPA

Men's solo entry

On the men's side, only world No 70 Buyunchaokete appears in the draw, with 71st-ranked teen star Shang Juncheng and No 81 Zhang Zhizhen both having withdrawn due to injuries.

The quartet makes it the smallest Chinese contingent in three years at Roland Garros, which seems to be an almost sacred place for Chinese tennis, thanks to Zheng's Olympic victory and retired legend Li Na's groundbreaking 2011 French Open win.

China's Olympic mixed doubles silver winner Wang (pairing with Zhang) will also need to draw on her own sweet memories at Paris 2024 to change her fortunes and fuel her first deep run in this year's clay court swing.

The 23-year-old power hitter has lost three out of four matches on clay this season, with her only W being a straight-sets victory over German qualifier Eva Lys in the first round at WTA 500 Strasbourg, France, on Monday.

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