Back in 2019, there have been seven tournaments hosted in China in addition to the WTA Finals. If Raducanu hopes for a return to aggressive tennis earlier than the yr is up, that will properly come together with her debut in China.

The British tennis star has already constructed up a following in China following her historic triumph on the US Open two years in the past. She launched her personal Weibo account shortly after her win, importing a video the place she spoke in fluent Mandarin to thank the assist she acquired from China.

Raducanu's mom, Renee Zhai, is from Shenyang, China whereas the tennis star's father is Romanian.