The Peng Shuai affair has disappeared from the news since the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, but its consequences on women's professional tennis remain spectacular. Steve Simon, the boss of the WTA, announced on Sunday April 24 that there would not be a single tournament on the women's professional circuit organized in China in 2022. " We remain committed to finding a solution, explained the American to Tennis Podcast in reference to the Peng Shuai case. A solution that Peng, the Chinese government and ourselves will be comfortable with. We have no intention of moving away from China. We have suspended our operations there for the time being, and we will continue to do so until we reach a solution. » Obviously, the few high-profile outings of the Chinese player during the Beijing Winter Games (photo above), where she was notably seen on the competition sites in deep conversation with Thomas Bach, are not enough to the WTA to close the case. Steve Simon confided that the WTA “ had no recent communication with Peng and the world hasn't seen her since the Olympics either. » From the outset of the case, the WTA requested an official investigation and the opportunity to speak privately with Peng Shuai. But she got neither.
