WTA suspends women’s tennis events in China

In wake of the ongoing controversy regarding Chinese Tennis player Peng Shuai, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) suspended all its tournaments in China. The tennis player had accused an ex-government official of sexual assault. Peng Shuai posted about the incident on social media on November 2nd and then disappeared from public view for weeks.

The CEO of WTA in a statement said “While we now know where Peng is, I have serious doubts that she is free, safe, and not subject to censorship, coercion, and intimidation.”