Women’s tennis cancels all Chinese tournaments due to Peng’s concern Tennis News

The Women’s Tennis Association said it would immediately cancel all Chinese tournaments, including Hong Kong.

The Women’s Tennis Association will cancel all its tournaments in China, saying that the country’s leader Peng Shuai has not allayed concerns that tennis star Peng Shuai is free and safe after publicly denouncing a former official for a decade. long sexual intercourse.

“Unfortunately, the Chinese leadership has not addressed this very serious issue in a credible way. Although we know where Peng is, I have serious doubts that he is free, safe, and free from censorship, coercion, and intimidation, “said WTA President and CEO Steve Simon in a statement posted on the organization’s website.

The organization said it would immediately suspend all tournaments in China, including Hong Kong, because it would continue to endanger its players and staff by holding events in the country.

“With a clear conscience, I don’t see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communicate freely and has apparently been pressured to contradict the sexual assault allegation,” Simon added.