World number one Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the upcoming China Open due to personal reasons. (More Tennis News)
Swiatek won her sixth WTA 1000 title on her tournament debut in Beijing last year, only dropping one set in the competition and beating Liudmila 𝓀Samsonova in the final.
She fell to Jessica Peg🔜ula at the quarter-final stage of the US Open last time out, and she will surrender her China Open crown after being forced to back out of the competition.
"Due to personal 💟matters, I'm forced to withdraw from the China Ope✱n in Beijing," Swiatek announced on Friday.
"I'm very sorry as I had an amazing time playing and winning this tourname🀅nt last year and was really l🌺ooking forward to being back there.
"I know that the fans will experience great tennis there and I'm sorry๊ I won’t be a part of it this time."
The women's singles tournament in China begins next Friday, with the final to be ꧙held on October 6.
