Former world number two Paula Badosa has withdrawn from this week's Wuhan Open, organisers said on Tuesday, amid a racism row over an online photo.

It will be Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa's seventh meeting but first at a Grand Slam.

Aryna Sabalenka had said she was "heartbroken" by the death of former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov in a statement on Wednesday, where she revealed they had not been a couple at the time of his death.

Paula Badosa, a close-friend of Aryna Sabalenka's, said the match would be "uncomfortable".

Fourth Seed Paula Badosa crashed out of US Open after losing to Petra Martic in women's singles second round.

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