Prominent Withdrawals at Japan Open
The DAIHATSU Japan Open 2024, which begins Tuesday 20 August 2024, has seen a number of high-profile withdrawals, such as Olympic champions Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong.
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Big names who have withdrawn include HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, two-time champion Carolina Marin, Olympic champion An Se Young, Pusarla V Sindhu, Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping, apart from the now-retired He Bing Jiao.
Despite the withdrawals, the field in all categories has plenty of depth. Shi Yu Qi, Jonatan Christie, Anders Antonsen, Kodai Naraoka and Kunlavut Vitidsarn in men’s singles, and Akane Yamaguchi, Wang Zhi Yi and Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in women’s singles are expected to be in action.
In men’s doubles, world champions Seo Seung Jae/Kang Min Hyuk will be looking for their first Japan Open title, while in women’s doubles, local hopefuls Chiharu Shida/Nami Matsuyama and Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara will attempt to break the run of Korean success from 2019.