Steve Simon, the Women’s Tennis Association chairman, is still asking to meet with Peng privately to discuss her safety.
The Women’s Tennis Association said Monday it is still concerned about star Chinese player Peng Shuai, who recently called her allegations of sexual assault against a powerful former Chinese government official “ a huge misunderstanding ” in an interview – doubling down on the group’s request to meet with the tennis star privately to ensure her safety. “We continue to hold firm on our position and our thoughts remain with Peng Shuai,” Simon said in the statement. Peng disappeared from public view for weeks last year after she reportedly accused Zhang, a former member of the Communist Party’s most powerful body, of sexually assaulting her three years prior in a now-deleted post from November.
