![China's Yan Zi returns the ball to Emilie Loit of France during the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 26, 2008. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy China's Yan Zi returns the ball to Emilie Loit of France during the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 26, 2008. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E8E3EH/chinas-yan-zi-returns-the-ball-to-emilie-loit-of-france-during-the-french-open-tennis-tournament-at-roland-garros-stadium-in-paris-may-26-2008-reutersregis-duvignau-france-2E8E3EH.jpg)
China's Yan Zi returns the ball to Emilie Loit of France during the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 26, 2008. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy
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Chinese grand slam doubles champion Yan Zi comes out of retirement to help organise Hong Kong Tennis Open | South China Morning Post
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China's Zheng Jie, left, and Yan Zi celebrate their victory over Taiwan's pair in the Asian Games Tennis Women's Doubles final in Doha, Qatar, Thursday Dec. 14, 2006. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das Stock
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![China's Zheng Jie, left, claps hands with compatriot Yan Zi while playing a womans double semifinal match against Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova and Japan's Ai Sugiyama during the French Open tennis tournament at China's Zheng Jie, left, claps hands with compatriot Yan Zi while playing a womans double semifinal match against Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova and Japan's Ai Sugiyama during the French Open tennis tournament at](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PD00RN/chinas-zheng-jie-left-claps-hands-with-compatriot-yan-zi-while-playing-a-womans-double-semifinal-match-against-slovakias-daniela-hantuchova-and-japans-ai-sugiyama-during-the-french-open-tennis-tournament-at-the-roland-garros-stadium-in-paris-friday-june-9-2006-ap-photoalastair-grant-2PD00RN.jpg)
China's Zheng Jie, left, claps hands with compatriot Yan Zi while playing a womans double semifinal match against Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova and Japan's Ai Sugiyama during the French Open tennis tournament at
![China's Zheng Jie, left, celebrates after scoring a point with her doubles partner Yan Zi, right, against Germany's Kristina Barrois and Jasmin Woehr at their Fed Cup Tennis World Group playoffs in China's Zheng Jie, left, celebrates after scoring a point with her doubles partner Yan Zi, right, against Germany's Kristina Barrois and Jasmin Woehr at their Fed Cup Tennis World Group playoffs in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PCT466/chinas-zheng-jie-left-celebrates-after-scoring-a-point-with-her-doubles-partner-yan-zi-right-against-germanys-kristina-barrois-and-jasmin-woehr-at-their-fed-cup-tennis-world-group-playoffs-in-beijing-china-sunday-july-16-2006-yan-and-zheng-won-the-match-6-3-6-4ap-photoelizabeth-dalziel-2PCT466.jpg)
China's Zheng Jie, left, celebrates after scoring a point with her doubles partner Yan Zi, right, against Germany's Kristina Barrois and Jasmin Woehr at their Fed Cup Tennis World Group playoffs in
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China's Yan Zi, right, and Zheng Jie , left, reacts to a point win after beating Venus Williams and Serena Williams of the U.S. in their Women's Doubles fourth round match at
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Tennis star Yan Zi comes out of retirement for the Hong Kong Open - but not as a player - YP | South China Morning Post
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Zi Yan (CHN), Professional Tennis Player Editorial Photo - Image of international, championship: 11739066
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