No. 1 Iga Swiatek pulls out of China Open, cites personal matters

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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek withdrew from the China Open and won't defend her title.

"Due to personal matters, I'm forced to withdraw from the China Open in Beijing," she said. "I'm very sorry as I had an amazing time playing and winning this tournament last year and was really looking forward to being back there.

"I know that the fans will experience great tennis there and I'm sorr