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ATP and WTA Stars are preparing when the 2025 China Open begins at the National Tennis Center in Beijing from September 24. The best performers on the men's and women's tour, Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz, are the champions defending the tournament in singles.
Stars like Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev and Amanda Anisimova will be in the mix and will fight in the title hope. However, Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka, the number 1 in the ATP and WTA rankings, will fail from the action.
Let's see five players who will not play in China Open 2025:
#1 Carlos Alcaraz
After a stellar open in the United States, Carlos Alcaraz has enrolled to play Japan Open this year. Espanyol won their second Grand Slam title for the season in New York earlier this month and was the favorite to defend his title in Beijing, having dominated Jannik Sinner in both cases.
However, the sixth Grand Slam champion has chosen to stay in America and play in the Laver Cup this weekend. He will represent Team Europe, with Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud, etc., and then travels to Tokyo to start the leg of Asia of the season.
#2 Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka had to withdraw from Beijing after an injury that he supported during his 2025 United States Open campaign. Fresh off in Grand Slam Title Win, defeating Amanda Anisimova in the New York Slam final, fans were waiting for the burning presence of Sabalenka on the court.
However, the Belarusian shared an emotional message to announce his retirement through the organizers, saying:
“I am sad to announce my retirement from China's Open this year after suffering a small injury after the United States Open. I will focus on being 100% healthy for the rest of the year.” (via AtmosphereThat)
The four -time winner of the Grand Slam is scheduled to play Wuhan in October, but has not yet provided any confirmation on this topic.
#3 Stefanos tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas is outside China Open next week, due to an injury that supported during the Davis Cup duel in Greece against Brazil earlier this week. The Greek had a magnetic resonance scan, which revealed his infection by Corticoids to his vertebra he suffered during his game against Joao Fonseca on September 15.
The 27 -year -old did not play in the last edition of China Open, and this injury will keep him out of the tour for a while. However, Tsitsipas hopes to recover and return on time for the Shanghai Masters later in October to give the final 1000 levels of the season a fair shot.
#4 Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has probably marked the conclusion of his career in Pro Tour for this year at the United States Open. In his willingness to compete only in Grand Slam tournaments, the important winner of 24 times will not play in China's Open, nor has any other ATP event to their schedule This year.
However, the Serbian will appear this year at the Six Kings Slam, which will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 16 to 19. The exhibition event, in its second year, will see the old world number 1 next to Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper.
#5 Ben Shelton
Ben Shelton suffered a wealthy shoulder injury last month, which reduced his 2025 short film in the United States. However, the North -Americans have recovered from their injury and is scheduled to return to the court in Asia part of the season.
Although Shelton is not in the Team Usa for the Laver Cup, he has been hung with the team. He will officially resume his season with Japan open from September 26, with the company of Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, among others.
Edited by Sumeet Kavthale
