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  "id": 13881326,
  "title": "China Open champ Zheng withdraws from Wuhan citing fatigue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/china-open-champ-zheng-withdraws-from-wuhan-citing-fatigue-13881326",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T04:40:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/10/12/china-open-champ-zheng-withdraws-from-wuhan-citing-fatigue"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China Open champion Zheng Qinwen has pulled out of the Wuhan tournament due to fatigue and a right shoulder injury. The 24-year-old Olympic gold medallist and former world number four made her breakthrough at the WTA 1000 level by winning the Beijing title from reigning Roland Garros champion Mirra Andreeva. Zheng's last WTA 1000 victory was two years ago in Tokyo. She withdrew from the Wuhan Open, which started on Monday and ends on Sunday Oct 18, citing her demanding schedule of recent matches including the US Open and Billie Jean King Cup. Andreeva, who is ranked outside the top 100, has also withdrawn from the tournament, planning to rest before competing at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells. Other notable absentees include world number one Elena Rybakina, former Wuhan champion Coco Gauff and Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova.",
  "summary": "Zheng Qinwen says she has had a demanding schedule over the past month, competing in the US Open, the Billie Jean King Cup and the China Open.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/qinwen-zheng-makes-history-in-winning-china-open",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:17:51.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/volkswagen-ceo-makes-china-request-to-eu-after-record-layoffs",
        "published": "2026-10-12T02:38:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Zheng Qinwen pulls out of the Wuhan Open with a shoulder injury after her China Open win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/zheng-qinwen-pulls-out-of-the-wuhan-open-with-a-shoulder-injury-after",
        "published": "2026-10-12T03:54:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Zheng Qinwen pulls out of the Wuhan Open with a shoulder injury after her China Open win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/zheng-qinwen-pulls-out-of-the-wuhan-open-with-a-shoulder-injury-after-13869213",
        "published": "2026-10-12T03:59:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "China Open champ Zheng withdraws from Wuhan citing fatigue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/china-open-champ-zheng-withdraws-from-wuhan-citing-fatigue",
        "published": "2026-10-12T04:40:51.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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