The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced on Thursday it would end its boycott of business in China, initially taken to protest the disappearance of Wimbledon champion Peng Shuai, despite the fact that the player has not been seen in public in over a year.
Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) CEO Steve Simon said on Sunday that tournaments will remain suspended in China until 2023. The WTA canceled all tournaments in China in December 2021 to protest China’s treatment of women’s tennis champion Peng Shuai after she accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault.
Women’s tennis legend Martina Navratilova condemned the Australian Open as “pathetic” and “cowardly” on Sunday for making spectators remove T-shirts that asked “Where Is Peng Shuai?”
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) again defended China on Thursday over the ongoing disappearance of tennis champion Peng Shuai, claiming that she appeared “safe … given the difficult situation” in a video call following her accusation of rape against a top Chinese Communist Party official.
The Women’s Tennis Association has canceled all tournaments in China over continued questions about Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.
The Women’s Tennis Association does not believe the messages that the Chinese government claims are being written by tennis player Peng Shuai
The Chinese Communist Party flooded social media this weekend with images of Peng Shuai, a tennis champion who disappeared after accusing a senior communist of raping her, insisting she was neither missing nor in danger.
