World number one Sabalenka out of China Open with injury | Sports

BEIJING, Sept 17, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - World number one Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday pulled out of next week's China Open with an injury suffered on the way to winning her fourth Grand Slam title in New York earlier this month. The Belarussian, who beat Amanda Anisimova to win the US Open for the second year running 10 days ago, will miss the WTA 1000 event in Beijing which begins on September 24. "Aryna has not fully recovered from the injury she sustained during the US Open, (and) will miss the 2025 China Open," organisers announced. Sabalenka, who reached the quarter-finals in Beijing last year, said on China social media platform Weibo that she was "very sad" to announce her withdrawal...