World No. 8 Navarro to play in WTA Hong Kong Open

HONG KONG, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- World No. 8 Emma Navarro has confirmed to play the inaugural Hong Kong Open WTA 125 tournament to start on Monday, organizers said on Sunday.

Navarro suffered a shock defeat to China's wild card entry Zhang Shuai in the second round of the China Open two days ago.

Zhang, who had previously planned to take part, otherwise has to withdraw after reaching the round of 16 in Bei