In response, China pulled the WTA Tour Finals contract. The organization signed a three-year deal to host the event in Riyadh ...
Peng is a former pro tennis player who ... political realm in China was not reported by local media and online discussion of it was highly censored. “Where is Peng Shuai?” ...
Two years after the WTA boycotted playing events in China fearing for the safety of a star player, a major event has been moved there.
which governs women’s tennis, previously moved events over concerns about the safety of Chinese player Peng Shuai. But the boycott was lifted in 2023 and China’s Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen ...
Shenzhen hosted the WTA Tour Finals from 2019 until November 2021, when tennis player Peng Shuai accused a high-ranking Chinese government official of sexually assaulting her on Weibo, a social ...