ATP pressures China to come out clean with information on Peng Shuai’s well being
The drama surrounding Peng Shuai seems to be getting intense by the day. A couple of weeks ago Shuai was seen attending a youth tennis match in Beijing. However, there has been no proof of authenticity that can back the well being of the Tennis star.
Shuai made sexual assault allegations on the former Vice President of the country and she was reported missing three weeks after making these allegations.
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) expressed its concern over the safety of the Chinese Tennis star. The WTA also made it known that they have serious doubts over the matter of security of Shuai. It was also revealed that they have canceled all the tournaments in China with immediate effect including Hong Kong.
Women’s Tennis Association announces immediate suspension of all tournaments in China over concern for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai https://t.co/oXwoLjiAfj
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 1, 2021
What did the chairman of ATP have to say on this?
After a while ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) which governs men’s international tennis also backed WTA. The chairman of ATP, Andrea Gaudenzi issued a statement which read (h/t English Lokmat):
“The situation involving Peng Shuai continues to raise concerns within and beyond our sport. The response to those concerns has so far fallen short. We again urge for open direct communication between the player and the WTA in order to establish a clearer picture of her situation.”
The chairman has urged to establish direct communication between Shuai and WTA in order to confirm her safety. The tennis world has also expressed its doubts on the situation multiple times now. It is sad to see that the country of China has not been able to confirm the safety of it’s arguably the biggest female tennis star.
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