Doubts Over China Tennis Star’s Email Raise Safety Concerns

Shuai Peng of China serves against Shelby Rogers of the United States on day three of the 2017 China Open at the China National Tennis Center in Beijing, on Oct. 1, 2017. Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images

TAIPEI, Taiwan—A Chinese professional tennis player not seen in public since she accused a former top official of sexual assault purportedly sent an email claiming she was safe and that the allegation was false, a message that only amplified concerns about her safety and demands for information about her well-being and whereabouts.

So far, those calls have been met by silence.