The president of the WTA, Steve Simon, reiterated his commitment to maintain the boycott of China, not playing matches in the country, if the situation with Shuai Peng, the tennis player who disappeared since he was allegedly sexually that abuse by a former leader of China, not clarified..
This 2022 will be the third consecutive year that the masters tournament will not be held in Shenzhen, also the Asian tour is still cancelled, and Simon, in the statements to the Daily Mail, assured that he hopes that the tournaments can be will be held there in 2023, but they are adamant that they need to know more about Peng’s situation.
“The WTA continues to work on a solution in China and we hope we can hold tournaments there in 2023, but we will not compromise our principles to do so,” Simon said.
“Shuai Peng made a very brave decision to speak publicly about the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a Chinese government official. As we would with any of our players, we call of the authorities’ investigation into his allegations and for us to meet privately with Peng,” the president added.
Although Peng has made several public appearances in recent months – her absence dates from November 2021 – the WTA has not been able to speak to her independently.
Source: La Verdad
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