Badminton players used to wear shorts instead of skirts. It was not until recent years that they began to wear skirts.
China's men's tennis team was so popular that it was eliminated in the first round (I can't remember).
Tennis is not China's strong suit. China women's tennis team has risen in recent years. First, Li Na's world ranking 16. Later, Li won the championship at the 2004 Olympic Games. Later, in 2006, Zheng Jie and Yan Zi won the Australian Wimbledon doubles championship in succession. Doubles ranked first in the world. In 2008, Zheng Jie reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon. Tennis is on the rise in China.
The world tennis powers include Russia, Spain, Serbia, France and the Czech Republic.