World No. 1 Iga Swiatek has pulled out of the China Open, a WTA 1000 event one rung below the Grand Slams, “due to personal matters”. Swiatek has not played since losing in the US Open quarterfinals ...
Elsewhere, China's mixed doubles pair Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping, along with the men's doubles pair He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu, both advanced to their respective finals with straight-set wins, giving host ...
Scripps-Howard's wisecracking, globetrotting Fred Sparks, 42, was lolling on a New Jersey beach when his office put through an urgent call: get to Hong Kong and be ready to enter Red China.