Due to the scandal surrounding Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, the women’s professional organization is making its return to China conditional. “We are hopeful that we will be in a position to have events in the region in 2023, but we will not compromise on our basic principles,” said WTA boss Steve Simon at the request of the German Press Agency.
Due to the scandal surrounding Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, the women’s professional organization is making its return to China conditional. “We are hopeful that we will be in a position to have events in the region in 2023, but we will not compromise on our basic principles,” said WTA boss Steve Simon at the request of the German Press Agency.
At the beginning of November it was a year ago that Peng Shuai accused a high-ranking Chinese politician of sexual abuse on the social network Weibo. The post was deleted soon after. The former number one in the double world rankings later denied having made the allegations. State censorship had blocked any debate about it on the Chinese internet.
As a consequence of the case, the WTA had withdrawn from China. The men’s organization ATP also refrained from tournaments in China last season, but justified this with the strict corona rules there.
“We’ve had confirmation that Peng is safe and well, but we haven’t met her in person,” Simon said. The WTA continues to work on the clarification that has been required since last year.
Source: Stern
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