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luffyuk t1_j30hspt wrote

Reply to comment by 4Bpencil in WTA says return to China will require resolution to Peng Shuai case. by PrincessBananas85

The participation numbers for tennis in China has grown so rapidly that the country now boasts more tennis players than any other country in the world

Nearly a quarter of all tennis players in the world are from China. This figure comprises all those players that have played the sport at least once in the past year. That’s according to a new survey just published by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)

https://tennishead.net/new-report-highlights-astounding-popularity-of-tennis-in-china/

http://itf.uberflip.com/i/1169625-itf-global-tennis-report-2019-overview/0?

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4Bpencil t1_j30io7r wrote

Number of players total does not prove anything? You are talking about the country which currently boasts the largest population, of course they are going to have a large presence in almost everything they do, welcome to statistics?

Again, if is sooooo popular, how come you can't even fill the WTA final of 10k people, hosted in one of the largest cities in the world by population? Surely you can find 10k people out of the "14m tennis enjoyers" to fill a stadium? Not counting the seats that's already filled by foreign fans?

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