SPORTS December 2, 2021 Peng Shuai's safety concerns could cancel China tennis events past 2022 The suspension of all WTA tournaments in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam doubles champion who accused a former government official there of sexual assault, could result in cancellations of those events beyond 2022, the head of the women’s professional tennis tour told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Tennis November 30, 2021 EU wants 'verifiable proof' Chinese tennis player is safe The European Union said Tuesday that it wants China to release “verifiable proof" that tennis player Peng Shuai is safe and to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into her sexual assault allegations.
Australian Open November 29, 2021 Novak Djokovic will 'probably' miss Australian Open, won't be 'blackmailed' over vax status, father says Novak Djokovic will likely miss the Australian Open in January, his father revealed during an interview this week, adding that world No. 1 won’t be “blackmailed” into revealing his vaccine status.
Tennis November 28, 2021 US eliminated from Davis Cup Finals after loss to Colombia U.S. captain Mardy Fish hinted at a lack of passion within his team after the record 32-time champion Americans were eliminated from the Davis Cup Finals by following up a lopsided loss to host Italy with a humbling defeat to Colombia on Sunday.
Tennis November 27, 2021 Sexual frustration to blame for tennis star’s struggles Nick Kyrgios, the young Australian tennis player, can’t quite hit a tennis ball the same if he’s not hitting.
China November 24, 2021 Chinese official claims tennis star's case 'maliciously hyped up' A Chinese official slammed Western media and organizations for "maliciously hyping" tennis star Peng Shuai's situation in a rare comment by Beijing on the matter.
China November 22, 2021 #MeToo, feminist organizations silent on Chinese tennis star’s disappearance after assault allegations Feminist organizations in the U.S. have remained silent on the disappearance and ongoing concern over Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai
VIDEO November 22, 2021 Rep. Waltz: Beijing Olympics must be boycotted after allegations by tennis star Peng Shuai Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., reacts to the Olympic committee holding a video conference with the Chinese tennis star and discusses the Wisconsin Christmas parade mass casualty event.
China November 21, 2021 Peng Shuai: Olympic committee says it spoke with Chinese tennis star in 30-minute video call The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Sunday that organization leadership held a 30-minute call with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai.
China November 21, 2021 New Chinese-media Peng Shuai video 'insufficient,' WTA maintains threat to pull tournament Chinese state-backed media continues to spread new "proof" that missing tennis champ Peng Shuai is safe and healthy, but officials say these seemingly staged videos and pictures are not good enough.