It's weird without Li Na at China Open, said Kvitova

For Petra Kvitova, the new Wuhan Open title winner, it's weird to play at the China Open without Li Na, the Chinese icon who announced her retirement about a week ago.

"For sure I will miss her so much, and it's going to be sad a little bit, I think." the 24-year-old said at the China Open press conference here on Sunday.

The Czech will be at the press conference for Li Na's retirement, and she hopes Li Na to have her dreams coming true.

"She's leaving us. She helped so much in the tennis world, in China also. Just pleased for her great career, and she can really be very proud of herself." Kvitova said.

Kvitova just claimed her third WTA title of the year Saturday and became the fourth player to qualify for the WTA Finals in Singapore, following Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep.

Because of her performance at the Wuhan Open, Kvitova received a bye and her first opponent will be the winner between Peng Shuai and Zhang Kailin, a wild card player.

"I know that the tournament is very tough, and I will have a tough opponent for my first round." She said.