Qinwen Zheng Withdraws From 2 Tournaments After Elbow Injury

Fans had hoped Zheng would be ready to play in Wuhan as the tournament shared pictures of her arriving at the airport on social media. However, she later released a video announcing her withdrawal from the Masters 1000 event.

According to an online translation, Zheng said, "Hello everyone, I'm Zheng Qinwen. Since last year's Wuhan Open final, I've been looking forward to returning to my hometown and playing my best tennis in front of you all. Unfortunately, my body hasn't fully recovered to its best state.

After consulting doctors and discussing with my team, I have to regrettably withdraw from this year's Wuhan Open. Special thanks to all fans for your support, especially those from my hometown. Every cheer motivates me to push forward. See you at next year's Wuhan Open. Thank you, goodbye."

Zheng then filmed a similar video for the Ningbo Open, which the tournament's official social media accounts shared online.

"Hey, everyone, this is Zheng Qinwen. After talking with my doctor and discussing with my team, I'm really sorry to say I have to pull out of this year's Ningbo Open. I really hope to be back in Ningbo next year. Wishing this year's tournament a great success. Thanks for all your support and concern.

Unlike the Wuhan Masters, the Ningbo Open is just a WTA 500-level event. Yet still, it has to be painful for the Chinese trailblazer to miss out on the opportunity to play in front of so many loyal fans.

Zheng is the WTA World No.9 with a record of 20-12 and zero titles. The Wuhan Open runs from October 6-12. Meanwhile, the Ningbo Open runs from October 13-19. The future of Zheng's 2025 season remains unclear, and her path to the WTA Finals looks even less likely now.