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Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff is hoping that Peng Shuai is safe and added that he would have no problem if the ATP stopped holding tournaments in China. Peng went missing in China after accusing a former Chinese vice premier of sexual assault.
"It's a crazy situation. We hope that she is doing well and that she is safe. Even as a player at the ATP tour, I wouldn't have a problem if we stopped playing in China. I don't necessarily need to go there," Struff told SPOX.
Over the last 10 days, Peng videos surfaced in which Peng appears at a restaurant and tennis event.Jan-Lennard Struff on #PengShuai: "It's a crazy situation. We hope that she is doing well and that she is safe. Even as a player at the ATP tour, I wouldn't have a problem if we stopped playing in China. I don't necessarily need to go there." https://t.co/0q0vaFAftv — Oliver | Tennis (@insidetennis99) November 26, 2021
However, the WTA is not fully sure that Peng has the freedom she needs to have and they have threatened China to pull out of 10 tournaments scheduled to take place in China in 2022. "If at the end of the day we don't see the appropriate results from this, we would be prepared to take that step and not operate our business in China, if that's what it came to," Simon said.
A mail sent to the WTA claimed to be from Peng
"Hello everyone, this is Peng Shuai. Regarding the latest news posted on the official WTA website, the content of the message was not agreed with me and was published without my permission.
The news published, including information about sexual abuse, is not true. I have not disappeared or I was in danger. I was just resting at home and I was okay. Thanks again for taking care of me," reads a message presented to CGTN as an email by Peng Shuai to WTA head Steve Simon.
“If the WTA still wants to publish news about me, please check with me first and publish it with my permission. As a professional tennis player, I thank you all for your friendly attitude and attention. I hope to promote Chinese tennis in the future with you if you have I will have such an opportunity in the future. I hope Chinese tennis will get better and better,"