ST PETERSBURG, Florida: China returns to the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) autumn calendar after a four-year absence with seven tournaments in the mainland and Hong Kong confirmed on Friday (Jun 2). With the exception of last year's Beijing Winter Olympics, which took place in a 'bubble', most glob
ST PETERSBURG, Florida: China returns to the Women's Tennis Association autumn calendar after a four-year absence with seven tournaments in the mainland and Hong Kong confirmed on Friday .
The WTA had also suspended events in China for 16 months until last April in the wake of a sexual assault claim by Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.
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