The Women’s Tennis Association has suspended all tournaments in China, including Hong Kong, after former doubles No. 1 player and three-time Olympian Peng Shuai …
The Women’s Tennis Association has suspended all tournaments in China, including Hong Kong, after former doubles No.1 player and three-time Olympian Peng Shuai accused a high-ranking official of the Chinese Communist Party of sexual assault. Since then, the knowledge of Shuai’s whereabouts have been sporadic, and her virtual meeting with the International Olympic Committee last week did little to assure the WTA and the international community of her safety. « The (WTA) recognized that Peng Shuai’s message had to be listened to and taken seriously. The players of the WTA, not to mention women around the world, deserve nothing less, » WTA chairman and CEO Steve Simon said in a statement announcing the decision, which he said carried the full support of the WTA board of directors.
