WTA Chief Willing to Pull Out of China Over Peng Shuai’s Safety

WTA Chief Willing to Pull Out of China Over Peng Shuai’s Safety
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
Aldgra Fredly
Updated:
Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) is willing to pull its business from China and deal with “all complications that come with it” to ensure the safety of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, chief executive of WTA Steve Simon said in an interview with CNN on Nov. 19.

Peng, one of China’s most prominent sports stars, has disappeared from the public eye since she accused former Chinese vice premier Zhang Gaoli of coercing her into having sex at his home.