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Muguruza, who turned 22 last week, claimed the biggest title
of her fledgling career by beating Switzerland's Timea
Bacsinszky 7-5 6-4 on Sunday to win the China Open, rising to
fourth in the rankings, a point behind third-placed Russian
Maria Sharapova.
"Muguruza suffered a left ankle injury while playing in the
Wuhan Open at the beginning of October," Hong Kong organizers
said on the tournament website (www.hktennisopen.hk).
"The Spaniard ... will now rest the injury ahead of a likely
appearance at the season-ending WTA Finals beginning on Oct.
25," they added.
Muguruza's run to the final in Wuhan, where she lost to Venus
Williams, and her success in Beijing meant she reached finals in
back-to-back weeks for the first time.
Her withdrawal in Hong Kong follows those of Belarussian
Victoria Azarenka, Eugenie Bouchard of Canada and Germany's
Sabine Lisicki, who are also injured.
(Writing by Iain Rogers, editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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