WTA cancels Kunming Open due to coronavirus outbreak


(Reuters) - The women's Kunming Open tennis tournament scheduled to begin in April in China's Anning city has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, the WTA Tour said on Tuesday.

The April 27-May 3 claycourt event, which features 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams, is the second 125K series tournament to be cancelled because of the virus after the Xi'an Open which was also scheduled for April.

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