{
  "id": 19717839,
  "title": "Withdrawals push Sivasangari to top seed in Shanghai",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/withdrawals-push-sivasangari-to-top-seed-in-shanghai",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T22:00:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/racquet-sports/2026/11/1576457/withdrawals-push-sivasangari-top-seed-shanghai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Asian champion S. Sivasangari has been promoted to top seed for the China Open in Shanghai after the withdrawals of two higher-ranked players. World No. 1 Amina Orfi and world No. 2 Hania El Hammamy of Egypt pulled out due to injuries, leaving world No. 4 Sivasangari to take her place. Sivasangari is projected to face world No. 7 Satomi Watanabe in the final, barring any upsets. She is expected to meet world No. 16 Farida Mohamed in the quarter-finals and world No. 9 Tinne Gilis in the semi-finals.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}