Chinanews.com, August 1st. Chinese tennis player Wang Qiang announced via personal Weibo early on the 1st that due to international travel restrictions and safety concerns, she will withdraw from the Cincinnati station and the US Open in New York this month. . At the same time, she also said that due to the inability to go abroad for competitions and the coaches unable to enter the country to guide training, she and coach Thomas reached a consensus after several discussions and ended the cooperative relationship early.

  Affected by the epidemic, the WTA Tour has been suspended since March this year. According to the recent update of the calendar, the Cincinnati station was moved to the New York US Open venue, and the time was set in mid-to-late August. In the previously announced player registration list, Wang Qian did not appear.

Screenshot of Wang Qiang's personal Weibo

  In the early morning, Wang Qiang explained her decision, and apart from Cincinnati, she will also give up participating in the US Open. "During difficult times, I had to make more difficult decisions: I am very sorry to tell you that due to international travel restrictions and safety concerns, my team and I finally decided to withdraw from the Cincinnati and U.S. Open matches. I want to Thanks to everyone for their outstanding efforts, and I hope to see you again next year's US Open season." Wang Qiang wrote.

  In addition, Wang Qiang also revealed an important piece of news, that is, she reached a consensus with Thomas, who has been with her for a long time, to end the cooperative relationship early. "Under the circumstances that we could not go abroad for competitions and the coaches could not enter the country to guide training, Thomas and I reached a consensus after many discussions and had to end the cooperative relationship in advance. Thank you for the help and guidance he has provided me along the way. Thank you for his help. For everything I sacrificed, I wish him and his family all the best!"

Personal social media screenshots of coach Thomas

  Her coach Thomas also posted a statement on personal social media, in which he wrote: “Due to the international travel restrictions and the adjustment of the overall event schedule due to the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, for me and Q (Wang Qiang), we want It is really impossible to plan a competition plan and training arrangement that are applicable to the two people. So even if we enjoy this experience and achieve excellent results, we still have to end our cooperation early." In addition, he Also thanked Wang Qiang himself and the team members.

  Since participating in the Qatar Open at the end of February, Wang Qiang has not appeared in any competitions. Currently, she is preparing for the China Tennis Tour in Anning, Yunnan, when Wang Qiang will return to the game as the top seed. (Finish)