World No. 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from next week’s China Open in Beijing, citing personal reasons

World number one Iga Swiatek has pulled out of the China Open for personal reasons, the five-times Grand Slam champion said on Friday.

Iga Swiatek won her sixth WTA 1000 title on her China Open debut in Beijing last year, only dropping one set in the competition and beating Liudmila Samsonova in the final

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek has pulled out of the China Open, where she was the reigning champion, for personal reasons.

World No.1 Iga Swiatek has pulled out of the upcoming China Open citing ‘personal matters’ as the reason. It’s been a mixed season for Swiatek, who has experienced several highs, including her French Open victory earlier this year, as well as taking a bronze medal at the Olympics, also held at Roland-Garros, later that same summer.