BRATISLAVA. Although Chinese tennis player Shuai Pcheng has appeared in public, it seems that for WTA chief Steve Simon, the whole thing is far from resolved.
On Wednesday, the executive director of the Women’s Tennis Association announced that he was suspending tournaments in China.
“On November 2, when Shuai Pcheng said about her allegations of sexual violence, which she was supposed to pass from a high-ranking Chinese politician, the WTA announced that it would take these complaints seriously,” he wrote on the official website. WTA Simon.
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The accusation of sexual violence that the Chinese woman wrote shortly disappeared from the web. She later appeared in several photos, sent a letter to the head of the WTA in which she had to deny all the allegations, and even appeared in a video of herself in the company of friends in a restaurant.
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The fact that the Chinese woman did not actually disappear was also to be confirmed by a video call with the head of the IOC, Thomas Bach. However, virtually all of these actions have further aroused public distrust.
For example, in the video in question, where she was supposed to be in public, the date of the meeting is often mentioned. The conversations didn’t sound natural.
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The Women’s Tennis Association also reacted to the whole situation. “As a result of all this and with the support of other WTA directors, I am announcing that we are currently suspending all WTA tournaments in China and Hong Kong,” Simon added.
“I do not know how I could want our players to compete in China when it is clear that Shui Pcheng cannot communicate freely and is forced to deny the sexual violence she has been the victim of,” he added.
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