Tennis Australia Lifts Ban on Peng Shuai T-Shirts After Widespread Backlash

Tennis Australia Lifts Ban on Peng Shuai T-Shirts After Widespread Backlash
Peng Shuai of China reacts during the match against Monica Puig of Puerto Rico in round 2 of Women's Single during Day 3 in Wuhan, China on Sept. 26, 2017. Kevin Lee/Getty Images
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Tennis Australia (TA) has overturned its ban on spectators wearing the “Where is Peng Shuai?” T-shirts but will not yet support the display of protest banners on the issue.

This comes after the tournament experienced intense criticism for defending the Australian Open security guard who confiscated a pro-Peng Shuai banner of two spectators and asked them to take off their shirts with a slogan supporting the Chinese tennis star.
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