A press release by the WTA earlier this week hinted at the WTA Finals returning to Shenzen which was widely condemned by many tennis fans.
As the Peng Shuai situation hasn't been resolved tennis fans are still against the Tour returning to China. When a press release hinted at just that, fans were furious. They voiced their disappointment on social media prompting WTA Chief Steve Simon to come out and deny those reports saying that the Tour will continue to boycott China until the situation is resolved.
Simon said:
"The WTA continues to work towards a resolution in China and are hopeful we will be in a position to operate events in the region in 2023 and beyond, but we will not compromise our founding principles in order to do so."
He continued:
"Peng Shuai took a bold step in publicly
coming forth with the accusation that she was sexually assaulted by a
senior Chinese government leader. As
we would do with any of our players globally, we have called for a
formal investigation into the allegations by the appropriate authorities
and an opportunity for the WTA to meet with Peng - privately - to
discuss her situation. We continue to hold firm on our position and our
thoughts remain with her."
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