Yearender: Chinese tennis battles injury setbacks but grassroots boom continues
by sportswriters Li Bowen and Yue Wenwan
BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- After a season of historic breakthroughs and unprecedented attention, Chinese tennis spent much of 2025 plagued with injuries at the elite level while a young generation of players began to make its mark.
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