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'Hope she is OK': Anne Keothavong hopes Peng Shuai safe but says WTA's China return good for the game's finances

April 14, 2023 12:33 pm

"From a tennis perspective, hopefully it'll be a welcome return," said Keothavong. "I don't know whether they've been able to investigate in the way they would have liked, but tennis is a business.

Women's tennis tour ends Peng Shuai-inspired China boycott

April 13, 2023 7:11 pm

Peng, now 37, won doubles trophies at Wimbledon and the French Open and reached the No. 1 ranking in doubles; in singles, she was a U.S. Open semifinalist and was ranked as high as No. 14.

WTA must stand firm on Peng Shuai and China, says human rights advocate

April 06, 2023 4:46 pm

It is now more than a year since Peng last made a public appearance at the Beijing Winter Olympics and conducted an interview with French publication L'Equipe.

ITF resumes tennis in China with no word on Peng Shuai

April 05, 2023 10:02 pm

Peng disappeared from public view shortly after accusing a former high-ranking Communist Party official — in a web posting in November of 2021 — of sexual assault.

WTA says return to China will require resolution to Peng case

January 05, 2023 2:15 am

In July last year, men's governing body ATP had cancelled its events in China due to the COVID-19 crisis in the country.

Activists allege harassment, prepare to hand out 'Where is Peng Shuai?' t-shirts at Wimbledon

July 10, 2022 10:05 am

The whereabouts and well-being of Peng -- a former doubles number one and doubles champion at Wimbledon -- became a cause for concern worldwide when she accused China's former Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault last November.

Activists with Peng Shuai T-shirts searched at Wimbledon

July 05, 2022 12:08 pm

Peng is a retired professional tennis player from China who last year accused a former high-ranking member of the country’s ruling Communist Party of sexual assault. She has made very few public appearances since then.

IOC head Bach on contact with Peng Shuai

February 09, 2022 3:26 pm

Bach, who met Peng for dinner during the weekend, is one of the few people outside China to have spoken with Peng.

Journalist who spoke to Peng Shuai says doubts remain

February 09, 2022 1:01 pm

Marc Ventouillac, one of two journalists for French sports daily L'Equipe who spoke to Peng this week in a restrictive interview arranged with Chinese Olympic officials, says he is still unsure if she is free.

Peng Shuai says allegation was 'enormous misunderstanding'

February 09, 2022 10:47 am

L’Equipe asked Peng about a post in November on her verified account on a leading Chinese social media platform, Weibo, which kicked off a storm of international concern.